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  2. A word from our Chairman

A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

The meaning of water

The meaning of water

What does water mean to you? That’s the question being asked on World Water Day. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 4th May, 2018

Updated: 19th March, 2021

Author: David Jordan

Here come the girls

Here come the girls

8th March marks International Women’s Day and a chance for all of us to reflect on the contribution women are making in the board room, in governments and on the ground. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 5th May, 2018

Updated: 16th March, 2021

Author: David Jordan

Holding out hope

Holding out hope

One thing COVID-19 has shown us is that extraordinary things can be achieved by collective action. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 6th May, 2018

Author: David Jordan

Water, the first step in helping others

Water, the first step in helping others

David blogs about our work in Zimbabwe, plans for the region and our Big Give Christmas Challenge. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 7th May, 2018

Updated: 20th November, 2020

Author: David Jordan

Staying on course

Staying on course

Chairman David Jordan shares Excellent's latest annual report, reflects on the achievements from the past year, and the progress that has been made despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 8th May, 2018

Updated: 19th October, 2020

Author: David Jordan

Back to school

Back to school

Getting children’s education back on track in developing parts of the world will require combined efforts from all corners, but one thing that will help make a difference is water. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 9th May, 2018

Updated: 23rd September, 2020

Author: David Jordan

Lending a helping hand

Lending a helping hand

We recognise and thank the 'real life heroes' supporting our work in light of UN World Humanitarian Day. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 10th May, 2018

Updated: 17th August, 2020

Author: David Jordan

A few moments to celebrate

A few moments to celebrate

Despite a challenging period for all, this month, the Excellent team have had a couple of uplifting moments, alongside the important day to day business of delivering clean and dependable water supplies to those who need it most. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 11th May, 2018

Author: David Jordan

Taking the long view

Taking the long view

Our Chairman shares how Excellent will play our part in reducing and, where possible, halting the health threat of water scarcity and land degradation (especially in light of the impact COVID-19 is having on the world’s most vulnerable dryland communities). Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 12th May, 2018

Updated: 16th June, 2020

Author: David Jordan

COVID-19 update: looking back and casting forward

COVID-19 update: looking back and casting forward

David Jordan provides another update of our work during the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at a few achievements over 2019/2020 and what the "new normal" will be for the organisation. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 13th May, 2018

Updated: 3rd November, 2020

Author: David Jordan

Preparing for the future: the steps we're taking during the COVID-19 crisis

Preparing for the future: the steps we're taking during the COVID-19 crisis

Chairman David Jordan outline the steps we are taking to help keep staff, partners and vulnerable communities living without easy access to water, safe and well. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 14th May, 2018

Updated: 26th March, 2021

Author: David Jordan

Pushing on

Pushing on

Despite the global pandemic, here at Excellent, we are doing all that we can to make sure our staff and those we work with around the world remain safe and are able to safely do their job of supporting the world’s most vulnerable to access clean water. Read more

Posted to: A word from our Chairman

Monthly updates from David Jordan OBE, Chairman of Excellent Development.

Published: 15th May, 2018

Updated: 26th March, 2020

Author: David Jordan

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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.

Most read

  • 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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