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SASOL Foundation has since 1995 built over 500 dams. They are built using locally available materials and are partially (40%) financed by the local community. The community is also involved in the construction and maintenance. Sand management groups were formed to aid in the construction of dams and to maintain them after. SASOL基金会自1995年起已建造了超过500座水坝。这些水坝是运用当地可供的材料建造的，并且，部分（40%）是由当地社区出资的。社区也参与沙坝的建造和维护。为了在建坝期间提供帮助，并在竣工后进行维护，若干个沙子管理组由此组建。）是由当地社区出资的。社区也参与沙坝的建造和维护。为了在建坝期间提供帮助，并在竣工后进行维护，若干个沙子管理组由此建立。

The dams not only provide a steady source of drinking water, but also have further social and economic benefits. They provide irrigation for cash crops and other commercial rural activities, piped water for industrial activities in nearby villages. Further due to the large number of dams, the water table rises over a large area and therefore stimulates ecological regeneration. 水坝不仅能提供稳定的饮用水源，也能带来更深远的社会和经济利益。它们能为经济作物及其它农村商业活动提供灌溉，也为邻近村庄的工业活动提供自来水。而且，由于水坝数量众多，大区域的地下水位升高，因此促进了生态复兴。