Sand Dam Project - Mennonite Central Committee - Dodoma, Tanzania

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Monthly Rainfall for Dodoma
Sand Dam Bibliography
Material List for Typical Sand Dam
Backgrounder on MCC Sand Dam Program- Dodoma
Mozambique Sand Dam Project
Grace and Healing Ministries
Farming God's Way



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Slideshow: Construction of a Sand Dam

The MCC Sand Dam Project in a Nutshell

Sand dams are small, low-tech dams that are built in areas with seasonal rivers (rivers that flow only after rainstorms), and work by slowing down the flow of water during and after the often intense rainstorms here. They work best in regions with soils that have high sand content (30%). Fast moving water carries sand with it. When the water is slowed down by a sand dam, the sand sinks and settles, while the clay and silt move on. The sand stores water behind the dam, which can then be tapped into with wells.
The villages of Mkonze, Chididimo, and Zuzu are the current foci of the MCC project (see Google Earth link above).
Villagers provide labor and rocks, while MCC provides the mason, cement, tools, and transport.
The project started in 2008.
Wikipedia link for sand dam

Slideshow: Planting Vetiver grass for erosion control

Video: Digging the foundation

Video: Alvera Stern on MCC Kenya Sand Dam Program at 2011 ECHO Sustainable Ag Conference

  • 1-Part 1 of Video of Sand Dam Talk by Alvera Stern
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  • Audio recording of sand dam technical workshop by Jacob and Alvera Stern

Slidewhow: "Farming God's Way" workshop

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