Proposed Project

Sand dams, weirs and subsurface dams trap semi-annual flood waters and sediment so that communities can benefit from these regular rains, rather than see this valuable water rush by.

As the trapped water soaks into the ground, it replenishes ground water helping nearby crops and often allowing for the drilling of shallow wells for drinking water. 

Project Type:  Sand Dam and Shallow Well

Program: Sand Dams in Kenya

Impact: 0 Served

Project Phase:  Canceled/Re-Allocated
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Sand Dams in Kenya


Project Type: Sand Dam and Shallow Well
Project type subject to change prior to completion based on community needs and geographical and hydro-geological limitations.

Clean water changes lives. Girls return to school. Women begin small businesses. Men are no longer too sick to work. Fields are watered and food supply becomes more reliable. Health returns and children grow up to be productive members of their community. The cycle of poverty is broken. Lives change.

"When water comes...everything changes." That's what our driver told us as we drove from town to town in Kenya. And we see the change every time a new well brings clean water.


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Project Type

Sand dams, weirs and subsurface dams trap semi-annual flood waters and sediment so that communities can benefit from these regular rains, rather than see this valuable water rush by.

As the trapped water soaks into the ground, it replenishes ground water helping nearby crops and often allowing for the drilling of shallow wells for drinking water. 


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