Rotary stories

“The remaining distance that we have to walk together will now not defeat us”

The Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF), Excellent's partner in south-eastern Kenya, recently expanded their project area, so our former Programmes Officer came to meet the groups and see the result of their ongoing, hard work. Read more

Rotary revisits Watuka sand dam

Rotarian Bruce Irvine documents his inspiring visit to Watuka self-help group’s sand dam in southeast Kenya; a project funded by Easthampstead Rotary Club and supporting clubs in 2014. Read more

Inspiration and collaboration at the 2017 Rotary National Conference

Excellent gets inspired at the Rotary National Conference, meet old friends and new supporters... Read more

Rotary Club of Rochdale invests in Wikwatyo wa Kiambani

The Rotary Club has been supporting Excellent for many years. Inspired by the far-reaching impacts of sand dams, the Club decided to provide funding towards a sand dam for the Wikwatyo wa Kiambani self-help group in November 2013. It offers a life-changing opportunity to the rural community in southeast Kenya. Read more

The village stud

With the support of the Rotary Club of Guilford, Chacha the Goat was the start of a community-led initiative that is helping to improve nutrition and incomes for a community in rural Kenya. Read more

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Jersey Overseas Aid – Kenya 2019 Expedition

Excellent Development supports communities in drylands around the world to transform their own lives with sand dams and climate-smart agriculture; empowering them to achieve lifelong access to water and food. Please donate what you can today to help the Kyekuyu self-help group in southeast Kenya and their community (whose sand dam is being built with the support of Jersey Overseas Aid), as well as other dryland farmers to transform their own lives through climate-smart agriculture.

"Life in school has become more enjoyable"

When water supplies are low, drastic measures are often turned to in efforts to collect it. The construction of a water tank in Utini Girls Secondary School in southeast Kenya has helped to lift this burden, according to testimony from members of the school community.

Enabling greater success

Having access to water on-site provides schools with the opportunity to grow and to try new things. In this story we see what new endeavours a water tank has enabled at Ngomeni Primary School, Kenya.

Thank you for tuning in to our BBC Radio 4 Appeal!

Thank you to all to tuned in to our BBC Radio 4 to hear our sand dam expedition volunteer, Sarah Parker, speak about the impact of sand dams and how they're helping farmers like Josephine to transform their lives.

What is a sand dam?

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.