- 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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Category Archives: Gbong
The Seasons They are a-Changin’
First week back in Tamale and Hamatan is in full swing! Hamatan is when a dry-dust wind blows in from the Sahara. This happens from late November until mid-March all over West Africa. This Saharan wind engulfs the city of … Continue reading
Posted in Buja, Gbong, Libi, Monitoring, Tacpuli, Tidan
Tagged africa, clean water, Ghana, hamattan, social enterprise
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Rain, Rain Won’t You Stay?
While it may be summer where you are, in Tamale, the rainy season is in full swing. There are two seasons in Ghana – the rainy season and the dry season. So the terms “winter, spring, summer, fall” don’t mean … Continue reading
Posted in Buja, Gbandu, Gbong, Kpachiyili, Kpalung, Kurugu Vohoyiai, Monitoring, Uncategorized, Yapalsi
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Back to Tamale and it feels so good!
After two weeks of training and saying farewell to some pretty awesome fellows, I have officially started as Ghana Country Director. It feels so good to be back with CWS! With the 6 newly implemented villages, CWS now has 38 … Continue reading
Posted in Cheko, Gbong, Monitoring, Nyamaliga, Tacpuli, The CWS Team, Wambong, Zanzugu Yipela
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A Week of Monitoring
I have officially been in Tamale for a week now, and what a week it has been! After spending a few days getting the office all ready for the Summer Fellows, I headed out to the field to help Shak, … Continue reading
Posted in Buja, Fellowship Program, Gbong, Kadula, Kagburashe, Kpachiyili, Kpalung, Kpaniyili, Kurugu Vohoyiai, Laligu, Libi, Monitoring, Sakpalua, Yapalsi
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From the Field – Fellowship Reflections
Its hard to believe that its been two whole weeks without the fellows here! Shak, Peter, Wahab, TJ and I really miss their help and insight and entertainment. Luckily all groups did a wonderful job implementing, so monitoring the new … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship Program, Gbong, Monitoring, Zanzugu Yipela
Tagged Gbong, Zanzugu-Yipela
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Countdown!
The countdown until the start of the 2011 Summer Fellowship Program is officially in single digits! The Fellowship Leaders arrive in Tamale on Sunday and the Fellows are just a few days behind them. We can’t wait! This week I … Continue reading
Posted in Alipe, Challenges, Chongashe, Fellowship Program, Galinzegu, Gbong, Kampong, Mile 40, Monitoring, Nyanguripe
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“Chlorine Kills Germs and Makes Water Clean”
As I mentioned in a previous post, we have started preparing our water treatment businesses for the rainy season which starts in mid-June. In most of our villages, there are no major operational changes in the rainy season. But, in … Continue reading
Posted in Gbong, The Global Water Crisis
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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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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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