Sand Dams Worldwide

Sand Dams Worldwide is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1094478).

Sand Dams Worldwide exists to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment for the public benefit, to relieve poverty, and to educate the public on sustainable development. It works through local partners to support rural communities' access to clean water and sustainable agriculture, pioneers sand dams, and seeks to influence and educate those who can help achieve its vision. Its figures include 1,488 sand dams, over 1.2m people with access to clean water for life, and over 1.5m trees planted.

Priority Areas

Sand Dams Worldwide supports rural communities in dryland areas through local partners, helping them gain access to clean water close to home and invest in sustainable agriculture. It promotes sand dam technology and water and soil conservation, and aims to help communities secure food and water, restore degraded land and rebuild livelihoods. It also shares expertise so more organisations, governments and institutions can adopt sand dams. Its grants are made to legally recognised and constituted charitable organisations, unless the Board approves otherwise; potential partners engage with the charity and their projects must fit its vision, charitable objects and strategic priorities.

Themes

• Sand dam construction
• Clean water access
• Sustainable agriculture
• Water and soil conservation
• Land restoration

Geographic Focus

Priority: Kenya; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique; Zimbabwe.

Organisations engage with Sand Dams Worldwide with a view to future funding; the charity responds to those seeking engagement rather than accepting funding applications.

Who can apply:

• Grants are only made to legally recognised and constituted charitable organisations, unless approved by the Board.
• The proposed organisation and opportunity have successfully proceeded through Sand Dams Worldwide’s engagement process.
• The proposed project fits with Sand Dams Worldwide’s vision, charitable objects and strategic priorities.
• The organisation has the necessary skills, knowledge, experience and capacity (technical, operational, managerial, financial and logistical) to carry out the proposed activities, or demonstrates the willingness and capability to develop these capacities with our support.
• The organisation has developed clear plans and budgets for the project and is able to demonstrate sufficient operational and financial processes to manage the plans and budgets efficiently and effectively.
• The organisation complies with our policies, especially regarding anti-bribery.
• The organisation is willing and able to provide sufficient information and evidence to enable fundraising applications and reporting to meet Sand Dams Worldwide’s and donors’ needs.
• The organisation is willing and able to provide regular reporting in accordance with Sand Dams Worldwide’s monitoring and evaluation process.

What the charity says:

• The proposed organisation and opportunity must successfully proceed through Sand Dams Worldwide’s engagement process.
• The proposed project must fit Sand Dams Worldwide’s vision, charitable objects and strategic priorities.
• The organisation needs the skills, knowledge, experience and capacity to deliver, or the willingness and capability to develop them with support.
• The organisation must have clear project plans and budgets and operational and financial processes to manage them effectively.
• The organisation must comply with the charity’s policies, especially anti-bribery.
• The organisation must provide information and evidence for fundraising applications and reporting that meet the charity’s and donors’ needs.
• The organisation must provide regular monitoring and evaluation reports.