- 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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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Free Water for the Schools
Recently, CWS decided to provide free safe storage containers and free water to the schools in our villages. Safe drinking water is so important, and we wanted to be sure that the children had access to clean water throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Gbong, Implementation
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Meet Raffie
Meet Raffie, CWS’ new guard-puppy. Raffie used to belong to Shak, but his house is not surrounded by a fence and he was worried that Raffie would get hit by a car (her brother died this way a few months … Continue reading
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World Water Day!
Yesterday was World Water Day, and we made sure to celebrate this special day with our entire CWS Family here in Ghana! We started our celebration bright and early by opening our fifth water business in Gbong! It was so … Continue reading
Posted in Cheko, Gbong, Jarigu, Nyamaliga, Opening Day, The CWS Team, The Global Water Crisis
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Setting up Shop in Gbong
While Peter has been hard at work in Cheko, Shak and I have been working to set up a water business in Gbong. Gbong is a large village (about 800 people) located about 40 minutes south of Tamale on the … Continue reading
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Opening Day at Cheko
Today was opening day at Cheko and it was a great success – 80% of the village showed up to buy water! Out of the 7 households that did not come this morning, 2 of them are Fulani families. The … Continue reading
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Cheko!
Both Cheko and Gbong, the two prospective villages that I blogged about last week, have not only agreed to work with us, but have been VERY excited about their water treatment centers! The entire CWS team has been very busy … Continue reading
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Good News! You have 5 more days to submit your application to the CWS Fellowship Program!
Good News! The deadline for applications to the Community Water Solutions Summer Fellowship has just been extended to MONDAY, MARCH 15th at 5pm EST. While this is the FINAL deadline for the applications, you may receive a further extension for … Continue reading
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Damba Festival
This Friday was the Damba Festival in Tamale. According to Peter and Shak, during this festival “all of the sub-cheifs from the villages around Tamale march into town and then dance outside the central chief’s palace.” I tried to find … Continue reading
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The Community Water Solutions House/Office
Here are the pics of the house that I promised!
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Last Call for Applications!
Love reading this blog and wish that YOU could spend some time in Africa? You can! Apply for the CWS Fellowship Program and volunteer with us this June! Applications are due on MONDAY (March 8th) at 5pm EST. For more … Continue reading
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