- 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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Chase Community Giving
Help CWS win $25,000 by voting for us on Chase Community Giving! No donation is necessary, just your vote! The polls are open until December 11th, just click below to support our cause: Chase Community Giving is a program by … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraisers
Tagged Chase, Chase Community Giving, clean water, Community Water Solutions, contest, fundraiser, Ghana
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So, What IS the Best Way to Provide Safe Drinking Water?
As those of you who work in the water-treatment sector know, there are a variety of ways to address the need for clean drinking water in developing countries. Some examples include: Household Water Treatment – using technology in your home … Continue reading
CWS Selected to Compete Global Giving Challenge!
Community Water Solutions has been selected by Global Giving to compete in a exciting fundraising challenge! If we can can raise a minimum of $4,000 from November 24 – December 21 from at least 50 unique donors than we will … Continue reading
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Tagged clean water, Community Water Solutions, fundraising, Ghana, Global Giving, Tamale, water treatment
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Last Day in Ghana!
Today is my last official day in Ghana! I can’t believe how quickly these two months went by. I have spent the last week preparing Peter for my departure. We put together new monitoring forms for him, and then had … Continue reading
Posted in Jarigu, Monitoring, Nyamaliga, The CWS Team
Tagged clean water, Community Water Solutions, fundraising, Ghana, Tamale, water treatment
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Monitoring at Jarigu and Nyamaliga
Jarigu Since opening day at Jarigu on October 17th, 98% of the households in the village have visited the water treatment center at least once, while 74% have come a second time and almost 50% have come three times. These … Continue reading
Posted in Jarigu, Monitoring, Nyamaliga
Tagged aquatabs, chlorine, Community Water Solutions, drinking water, Ghana, Jarigu, Northern Region Ghana, Nothern Region, Nyamaliga, Tamale, water
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A Busy Week!
Peter and I have been very busy getting things set up in Jarigu this week. Here are some pictures from the past 7 days! Monday and Tuesday: Building the polytank stand One of the first steps in setting up a … Continue reading
Posted in Implementation, Jarigu, Kasaligu, Opening Day
Tagged alum, aquatabs, chlorine, Community Water Solutions, Ghana, Jarigu, social entrepreneurship, Tamale, Volunteer Shredding, water treatment
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Welcome to the CWS Family Jarigu!
After two weeks of visiting many rural villages in Northern Region Ghana, we have selected Jarigu to be the next site for a CWS water treatment business. Not only does Jarigu meet all of the CWS village criteria (the only … Continue reading
Safe Storage Containers
I spent the beginning of this week in Accra, the capital of Ghana, meeting with The Melcom Group, the company that manufactures the buckets that CWS has been using for our safe storage containers. Safe storage is a key component … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Implementation
Tagged aquatabs, chlorine, Community Water Solutions, Ghana, safe storage containers, Tamale, water treatment
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