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Reaching the CWS 5-Year Mark
Being in Ghana for 10 months now, I have had the chance to see other water NGOs in action. While I have seen some other NGOs doing great work, I have also seen broken borehole pumps and broken or...
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CWS Polytank Stands: Cement or Metal?
Amin checks the water level of the polytank. This is a typical CWS water treatment center with cement stand. Wahab checks the water levels of the polytank in Gariezegu. This is a center that uses a...
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CWS Partners with South African Social Venture, See Saw, Lowering...
See Saw piloted the See Tell application with CWS, a reporting system that uses cell phones to collect data. With See Tell, CWS entrepreneurs are encouraged to use cell phones to report issues to the...
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Abby’s First Days of Monitoring!
The last few of days have been exciting ones! Tamale community members celebrated Eid al Adha on Tuesday and Wednesday, which brought entire families to the streets for group prayers and cow...
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Update from the Field: Water Quality Testing Begins in Jarayili!
I cannot believe how fast these two weeks are blowing by! I am already halfway through my project in Jarayili, which has been interesting in both the field and the lab. In addition, I have visited...
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Season Changeover Stimulates Water Business Sales
Happy customers on their way home from buying water from Amina and Massamata’s water business in Galinzegu! The rains “are finished” as Ghanaians would say, which means CWS water treatment centers are...
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Peter’s Salaga Journeys
Eric and Peter having a jumping picture by the new signboard in Kabache/Kasawuripe! My name is Peter Biyam, the Project Manager of CWS. I have worked full time with CWS for the past four years now....
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Problem Solving with Water Business Owners leads to Sustainability
At the CWS Ghana office in Tamale, the field staff and I talk about “problem villages”. These are CWS partnership communities that need help troubleshooting issues at their water businesses. The issues...
View ArticleReaching the CWS 5-Year Mark
Being in Ghana for 10 months now, I have had the chance to see other water NGOs in action. While I have seen some other NGOs doing great work, I have also seen broken borehole pumps and broken or...
View ArticleCWS Polytank Stands: Cement or Metal?
While preparations for the summer fellowship program are underway, we’re still focused on monitoring at the CWS Tamale office until the fellows get here. Tamale is in between seasons. It has been...
View ArticleCWS Partners with South African Social Venture, See Saw, Lowering...
Since February 2013, Community Water Solutions has been partnering with See Saw, a Social Venture based out of Cape Town, South Africa that aims to improve water delivery and sanitation services in...
View ArticleAbby’s First Days of Monitoring!
The last few of days have been exciting ones! Tamale community members celebrated Eid al Adha on Tuesday and Wednesday, which brought entire families to the streets for group prayers and cow...
View ArticleUpdate from the Field: Water Quality Testing Begins in Jarayili!
I cannot believe how fast these two weeks are blowing by! I am already halfway through my project in Jarayili, which has been interesting in both the field and the lab. In addition, I have visited...
View ArticleSeason Changeover Stimulates Water Business Sales
The rains “are finished” as Ghanaians would say, which means CWS water treatment centers are back in business! In the rainy season, which lasts from June- October in the Northern Region of Ghana, CWS...
View ArticlePeter’s Salaga Journeys
My name is Peter Biyam, the Project Manager of CWS. I have worked full time with CWS for the past four years now. This is my first CWS blog post. I used to work full time monitoring the CWS villages...
View ArticleProblem Solving with Water Business Owners leads to Sustainability
At the CWS Ghana office in Tamale, the field staff and I talk about “problem villages”. These are CWS partnership communities that need help troubleshooting issues at their water businesses. The issues...
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Reaching the CWS 5-Year Mark
Being in Ghana for 10 months now, I have had the chance to see other water NGOs in action. While I have seen some other NGOs doing great work, I have also seen broken borehole pumps and broken or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CWS Polytank Stands: Cement or Metal?
Amin checks the water level of the polytank. This is a typical CWS water treatment center with cement stand. Wahab checks the water levels of the polytank in Gariezegu. This is a center that uses a...
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CWS Partners with South African Social Venture, See Saw, Lowering...
See Saw piloted the See Tell application with CWS, a reporting system that uses cell phones to collect data. With See Tell, CWS entrepreneurs are encouraged to use cell phones to report issues to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Abby’s First Days of Monitoring!
The last few of days have been exciting ones! Tamale community members celebrated Eid al Adha on Tuesday and Wednesday, which brought entire families to the streets for group prayers and cow...
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