- Community Water Solutions empowers women to launch sustainable water businesses. How do we do it? We don't drill wells! Instead, we bring students and young professionals from around the world to West Africa, where they build water treatment centers and train local women to run them. These businesses provide safe drinking water to the entire community, generate income for the women entrepreneurs who run them, and use local products. To date, CWS has launched 49 water businesses in Ghana that provide clean water to almost 30,000 people. 100% of our businesses are still in operation today.
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- #CWS water bottles all packed and ready to be shipped to our amazing #indiegogo donors! #cleanwater... fb.me/2gSKUFG2E 9 hours ago
- Alia of the village Cheshegu shows CWS staff how muddy their drinking water is. Cheshegu will be a CWS summer... fb.me/1y5VALNpG 2 days ago
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Patience
One thing that I have learned from development work is patience. For example, here is the story of my day on Wednesday: Date: Wednesday September 23rd Goal: To get a map of the Tamale Water Expansion Project 11:00am: Peter and … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges
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Updates from the Field
I can’t believe that its already been a week since I left the U.S. It has been really fun being back in Tamale and visiting the CWS water treatment centers. Unfortunately, I was totally fooled by the weather in Accra, … Continue reading
Posted in Kasaligu, Monitoring, Nyamaliga
Tagged aquatabs, Ghana, social entrepreneurship, Tamale, water, water treatment
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Some Pictures From My First Week in Ghana!
Posted in Kasaligu, Monitoring, Nyamaliga
Tagged aquatabs, Ghana, social entrepreneurship, Tamale, water
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Arrived in Accra!
2o hours, one forgotten passport, two flights, and one very long lay-over after arriving at Logan airport, I have arrived safely in Accra! I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful weather here! I am used to stepping off the plane … Continue reading
Posted in The CWS Team
Tagged Ghana, social entrepreneurship, Tamale, water, water treatment
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Leaving for Ghana Today!
I am so excited to be heading back to Ghana today! I can’t wait to check in on the treatment centers in Kasaligu and Nyamaliga and see all of the friends that we have made there (like these ladies)! I … Continue reading
Posted in The CWS Team
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