The Water Crisis in ASALs

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Everyday in arid and semi-arid lands, people suffer from lack of access to clean safe water. In the communities we serve, this is a daily challenge. Without water people cannot grow food, cannot stay healthy, children cannot stay in school and people cannot develop themselves.

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Sand dams enabling water security in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALS)

Conservation

Discover how sand dams captures and stores rainwater, enabling climate resilience and water security in arid and semi-arid lands.

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Empowering Communities

Education

Enabling local communities to build resilient and sustainable livelihoods through water, food and income security.

Support a School

Water for schools

Community

Promoting water security, hygiene and sanitation in schools through the implementation of rain water harvesting tanks.

Our Projects

Environmental Conservation

Promoting natural resource management practices for resilience against climate change.

Water Distribution

Bringing water closer to communities from the sand dams using renewable energy.

Rock Catchments

Harvesting rain water from large rock outcrops to promote water security.

Promoting Food Security

Supporting farmers to embrace climate smart agriculture practices in arid and semi-arid lands.

15+Years Of
Experience

About Us

Who we are

Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF) is a registered Kenyan NGO which was formed in 2010, working in Makueni, Machakos, Kitui, Tharaka Nithi and Kajiado counties in the Republic of Kenya. ASDF’s mission is to create food, water, and income-secure communities across the arid and semi-arid lands of Africa.

Our Vision

Soil and Water Conservation in Drylands enables millions of rural communities to transform their own lives

Our Mission

To support the resilience of rural communities through soil and water conservation to gain sustainable access to safe water, natural resources, food production and markets in the arid and semi-arid lands of Africa