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John Gives A Dam

I'm participating in the Kenya February 2020 expedition to provide water access to rural Kenyans, but more importantly, to give the women and children of the community closer access to quality water sources so they can spend more time on education, health care, and economic development. I'm excited for what should be a trip of a lifetime!
£108,285 raised in Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019!

Thanks to all who donated to our annual match-funding campaign!
Mark Retallack Kenya February 2020 expedition

I am going to Kenya in February to help build a sand dam it would be great to raise some extra funds for this and similar projects run by Excellent Development
The World Bank’s ‘Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa’ report and the scope of Excellent Development’s work

The World Bank has recently (October 19, 2019) published a new detailed study, titled ‘Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa’, that examines the various obstacles that still remain to fighting poverty on the continent. Among the wide range of suggestions and observations are a number that are extremely relevant to the work we do here at Excellent Development.

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.
Donate

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

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

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

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.
£108,285 raised in Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019!

Thanks to all who donated to our annual match-funding campaign!