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Films

From sand dam animations, sand dam constructions footage, educational films about the vast impact of sand dams and interviews with the communities that we support, explore our library of films below - also available on our YouTube channel.

Watch how sand dams work

Watch how sand dams work

Film explaining how sand dams work and their potential impact in the world's drylands Read more

Published: 3rd May, 2018

Updated: 28th June, 2019

Author:

Time-lapse of a sand dam being built

Watch as Kwa Voki self-help group build their sand dam in Makueni County, southeast Kenya. Read more

Published: 2nd May, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Watch how sand dams work (French)

Film explaining how sand dams work and their potential impact in the world's drylands (with French subtitles) Read more

Published: 2nd May, 2018

Updated: 14th June, 2019

Author: Dwain Lucktung

1,000 sand dams - thank you!

Since 2002, Excellent has enabled over 1,000 sand dams in 8 countries, providing clean water for over 1 million people. Hear from some of those people who give a big thank you to all supporters. Read more

Published: 1st May, 2018

Updated: 3rd October, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Why the Maasai in Kenya need sand dams - Part 1

The people of the Iltirim community in Lekurruki, Kenya, explain why they want a sand dam and the difference it could make... Read more

Published: 30th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Why the Maasai in Kenya need sand dams - Part 2

The people of the Iltirim community in Lekurruki, Kenya, continue to explain the different sand dams could make to their lives... Read more

Published: 29th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Raincatchers: a film by Al Jazeera

Watch what happened when Al Jazeera paid a visit to our partners in Kenya, Africa Sand Dam Foundation, to learn how sand dams are transforming people's lives. Read more

Published: 27th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Who is Excellent Development?

This short film explains who we are and what we do; a charity supporting rural, dryland communities to create food and water security by building sand dams, and conserving water and soil. Read more

Published: 25th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Watch how sand dams work (Spanish)

Film explaining how sand dams work and their potential impact in the world's drylands (with Spanish subtitles). Read more

Published: 24th April, 2018

Updated: 14th June, 2019

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Our philosophy and approach

At Excellent Development we pride ourselves in the philosophy and approach of our work - this short film explains the way we engage with communities, encourage working together and learning from each other. Read more

Published: 24th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

The power of sand dams in Kenya

Sand dams are a cheap, innovative solution to water shortages in drylands, which also transform environments beyond recognition. Find out more about this remarkable technology in this video featuring interviews with Excellent's founders, supporters, those in the community that we support and Professor Jesse Muyambi from the University of Nairobi. Read more

Published: 24th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Walking on Water - part 1

In this film, presented by trustee Alison Bell, we demonstrate how the Excellent approach of enabling development through conservation is benefiting communities in Kenya. Read more

Published: 23rd April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Walking on water - part 2

Part 2 of this short film which demonstrates how the Excellent approach of enabling development through conservation is benefiting communities in Kenya. Presented by trustee Alison Bell. Read more

Published: 22nd April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

A masterclass in growing mangoes

By practicing ‘climate-smart’ agriculture, farmers like Patrick don’t only adapt, but also make a real contribution to mitigating climate change by rehabilitating land that was previously degraded. Read more

Published: 21st April, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Fish for Thought

Fish are a vital source of protein for people around the world. Yet, for poor rural communities living in drylands, fish can be hard to come by or prohibitively expensive. That’s why, with our partners, Africa Sand Dam Foundation, we have supported self-help groups to establish small-scale fish ponds. Read more

Published: 21st April, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Sand dams: what people think

Find out what participants at the first Caux Dialogue on Land and Security thought about sand dams. Read more

Published: 21st April, 2018

Updated: 8th August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Community terracing in rural Kenya

Along with building sand dams, Excellent supports community groups to improve their environment sustainably through soil and water conservation. Terracing is a key part of this. It is hard work, but communities working together achieve amazing results. Find out how it works. Read more

Published: 21st April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Community-led tree planting

An important dimension of Excellent's work focuses on community-led tree planting. This film outlines the importance of trees in enabling environmental conservation, energy security and increased food production. Read more

Published: 20th April, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Improving health with sand dams and access to clean water

Health is interlinked with food security, income generation and education. Improving health is essential for enabling sustainable development. This film highlights how Excellent Development is working to improve health through increasing access to clean water in drylands. Read more

Published: 19th April, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

How sand dams can improve food production

After terracing land and maximising the use of available water from sand dams, techniques such as inter-cropping, zero grazing, using cover crops and drought-resistant crops can dramatically increase yields. Find out more in this film. Read more

Published: 17th April, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

What do people say about Excellent Development?

In this film, farmers in Kenya share their experiences of working with Excellent Development and their thoughts about the Excellent approach. Read more

Published: 15th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Creating sustainable futures

Through our partners, Africa Sand Dam Foundation, Excellent Development supports communities with improved farming methods; enabling the conditions needed to create sustainable futures. Read more

Published: 13th April, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Improving harvests and increasing incomes with sand dams

Through Africa Sand Dam Foundation, Excellent Development is providing training to dryland communities on how to maximise their harvests and incomes. Learn more about this impact. Read more

Published: 13th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Excellent Development sustainable farming: educational film - Part 1

Excellent Development works with community self-help groups in Kenya, supporting them to improve their water supply, food production, health and incomes. This educational video explains how soil and water conservation through Excellent Development's work with community self-help groups, and comes with a Q&A at the end for any students wanting to test themselves! Read more

Published: 11th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

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  • Excellent win 2020 iF Social Impact Prize!

    Excellent win 2020 iF Social Impact Prize!

    Excellent Development are awarded an International Forum Design GmbH (iF) Social Impact Prize for our sand dam project work in southeast Kenya.

  • Empower families to feed themselves

    Empower families to feed themselves

    We need your help so that we can continue to support more dryland communities to build sand dams and implement climate-smart farming, providing vital food and water supplies to vulnerable families.

  • £83,443 raised in Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020!

    £83,443 raised in Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020!

    In this year's Big Give Christmas Challenge you helped us raise over £80,000 to build two sand dams and implement a range of environmental protection measures in southern Zimbabwe.

  • Missing school and education due to COVID-19 and lack of water

    Missing school and education due to COVID-19 and lack of water

    Kasangi Simon, a 12-year-old pupil at Nzeluni Primary School, southeast Kenya, shares her experience coping with water shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what difference a school water tank would make.

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  • What is a sand dam?

    What is a sand dam?

  • 1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2040

    1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2040

    Read about our plan to directly support other organisations to build sand dams, in turn, realising our vision to support millions of the world’s poorest people by helping them to transform their own lives through water and soil conservation in drylands.

  • Donate

    Donate

    Please donate what you can to transform lives with sand dams and clean water.

  • Zimbabwe (Partner: Dabane Trust)

    Zimbabwe (Partner: Dabane Trust)

    Dabane Trust and Excellent are working together with rural communities in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe to develop simple, appropriate and sustainable water abstraction and food production systems.

  • Watch how sand dams work

    Watch how sand dams work

    Film explaining how sand dams work and their potential impact in the world's drylands

  • Sand dam manual

    Sand dam manual

    For everything you need to know about building sand dams, click here to read (and download for free!), Sand Dams: A Practical & Technical Manual.

  • The challenge

    The challenge

    Find out what are drylands, why they are they are such harsh regions to live, how sand dams are applicable in drylands and what difference they can make to over 40% of the world's land surface.

  • Job opportunities

  • September 2018 sand dam expedition with Barclays Isle of Man

    September 2018 sand dam expedition with Barclays Isle of Man

    Barclays Isle of Man volunteers and community members share highlights from the construction of a sand dam they worked together to build in southeast Kenya in September 2018.

  • Working together with Rotary

    Working together with Rotary

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