02.07.12 Applications for the 2012 Fall Fellowship Proram are officially open. Apply now!
01.30.12 Applications for the 2012 Summer Fellowship Program are now available. Apply now!
01.12.12 Nine new water businesses are officially open for business thanks to the 2012 Winter Fellows!
12.28.12 The 2012 Winter Fellows arrive in Ghana!
12.12.11 Spring Fellowship Applications due at 5pm EST
11.15.11 Recruitment session for the CWS Spring Fellowship Program at the Beacon Hill Starbucks (1 Charles St, Boston MA) at 6:30pm. Come learn about being a CWS Fellow!
10.21.11 CWS announces our first ever Spring Fellowship Program! Which will take place in Ghana from April 2-23, 2012!
10.21.11 CWS introduces the 2012 Winter Fellows! Welcome to the team Winter Fellows!
9.26.11 Winter Fellowship Applications due at 5pm EST
09.20.11 Last information session for the Fall at Boston Univeristy
09.19.11 Fellowship Information Session at Yale University
09.15.11 Fellowship Information Sessions at University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, Connecticut College & Virginia Tech
09.14.11 Busy day with sessions at Boston College, Amherst College, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke, Hampshire College & University of Massachusetts
09.13.11 Fellowship Information Sessions at Clemson Univeristy, University of Illinios & M.I.T.
09.12.11 Fellowship Information Sessions at University of South Carolina & University of Virginia
09.08.11 Fellowship Information Sessions at Georgia Tech & Georgetown University
08.31.11 Fellowship Information Session Tour kicks off at University of Maryland
07.21.11: CWS' 1st Annual Benefit! Come celebrate with us!
07.18.11: 2012 Fellowship Program dates announced! Apply now for the 2012 winter fellowship program!
06.27.11: Check out our new video about the CWS Benefit on July 21st!
06.14.11: 2 Days Left to get your Early Bird Tickets to the CWS Annual Benefit
05.24.11: CWS Annual Benefit Tickets now on sale! Don't miss the early bird special!
05.04.11: CWS announces the Summer Cocktail Fundraising Event this July!
04.21.11: CWS introduces our Summer 2011 Fellowship Leaders
04.11.11: We are so proud to announce our new Country Director Kathryn Padgett!
04.04.11: Sam Derrick's first day as CWS' new US Director of Operations and Development!
03.22.11: CWS welcomes the 2011 Summer Fellows to our team.
03.22.11: Happy World Water Day everyone!
03.17.11: CWS is happy to announce the newest member of the CWS team: Sam Derrick will be joining our organization as the US Director of Operations and Development!
03.16.11: CWS supporters raise over $3,800 in our second annual Give-a-Day campaign, including over $885 in matched funds from Global Giving! Thank you for your support!
02.21.11: Applications for the 2011 Summer Fellowship Program are due at 5pm EST. Apply now!
01.26.11: The Session 2 Winter Fellows leave Tamale to head home. All of the 2011 Winter Fellows sure had an amazing impact!
01.22.11: With the help of the 2011 Winter Fellows, CWS launches our 19th water business in the village of Chongashe!
01.21.11: The 2011 Winter Fellows help CWS launch our 17th and 18th water businesses in the villages of Zanzugu and Chanaayili!
01.12.11: The Session 1 Winter Fellows leave Tamale to head back home after a great 3 weeks in the field.
01.11.11: With the help of the Session 1 Fellows, CWS opens our 16th water business in Chani!
01.09.11: After weeks of hard work, Team 2 helps open the 15th CWS water business in the village of Yipela!
01.08.11: With the help of the Session 1 Fellows, CWS open our 15th water business in Kpallabisi!
01.08.11: The Session 2 Winter Fellows arrive in Ghana!
01.07.11: Winter Fellowship Team 4 helps CWS launch our 13th water business in Zanzugu Yipela!
12.30.10: Applications for the 2011 Summer Summer Fellowship are now available! Apply now!
12.29.10: The 2011 Session 1 Winter Fellows arrive in Tamale and officially begin their work!
12.12.10: CWS, in partnership with Unicef, opens our twelfth water business in Mile 40!
12.10.10: CWS, in partnership with Unicef, opens our eleventh water business in Alipe!
11.19.10: CWS, in partnership with Unicef, opens our tenth water business in Nyanguripe! Thank you to Stephen and Marie Nolan for sponsoring this community!
11.14.10: CWS, in partnership with Unicef, opens our ninth water business in Gilanzegu! Thank you to Gerry and Judy O'Connell, our village sponors!
11.13.10: CWS, in partnership with Unicef, opens our eighth water business in the village of Kampong! Thank you to the Medfield Fit Girls for sponsoring this village!
10.25.10: CWS announces the 2011 Winter Fellows. Welcome to the team fellows!
10.04.10: Applications for the 2011 Winter Fellowship Session are due at 5pm EST.
09.28.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Boston University.
09.27.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Tufts University.
09.24.10: Representatives from the CWS team attend the MIT International Development Fair.
09.21.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Middlebury College.
09.20.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Amherst College.
09.16.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Virginia Tech.
09.14.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Georgetown University.
09.13.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at the University of Virginia.
09.10.10: CWS Fellowship Program Information Session at Connecticut College.
09.09.10: CWS presents at the MIT Graduate Student Orientation.
08.18.10: Applications for the 2011 Winter Fellowship Sessions available online.
07.31.10: The 2nd Annual CWS 5K Road Race raises $2,500 for our work in Ghana!
07.19.10: CWS announces the dates for the 2011 Fellowship Sessions!
06.28.10: After a great three weeks in Ghana, the 2010 Summer Fellows head back home.
06.21.10: The CWS Fellows open their water treatment center in the village of Wambong, providing a clean drinking water for over 800 people!
06.16.10: CWS launches our Give a Day Campaign, in conjunction with Global Giving's 50% match day - over $4,000 was raised for our cause! Thank you to everyone who donated!
06.07.10: The first team of CWS Summer Fellows arrive in Ghana!
06.03.10: Fit Girls officially become a CWS Village Sponsor, raising over $1,000 for a new water treatment center in Ghana!
04.27.10: Fit Girls launch their Safe Water Campaign to sponsor a CWS water treatment center! Thank you Fit Girls!
04.20.10: CWS opens our sixth water treatment business in Gidanturu. Thank you Colleen and Jeff Clopeck for sponsoring this village!
04.01.10: Congratulations to our first team of CWS Fellows: Molly Barrett, Sarah Britz, James Little, Ben Powell, and Amaia Noguera!
03.22.10: Happy World Water Day! CWS celebrated by opening our fifth water treatment business in the village of Gbong and by having a party with all the CWS ladies!
03.15.10: Applications for the CWS Summer Fellowship are due at 5pm EST. Email questions to kclopeck@communitywatersolutions.org
03.15.10: CWS opens our fourth water treatment business in Cheko!
03.04.10: Shakun Ibrahim joins the CWS staff!
02.24.10: CWS bought a truck! Thank you to everyone who has donated to our organization over the past 1.5 years for helping us accomplish this goal!
02.07.10: The CWS Medfield Fundraiser was a huge success - raising over $6,000 for our cause! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event possible, especially to our four new village sponsors!
02.06.10: The First Annual Fundraiser for CWS, featuring a live performance by the Rhythm Room Live! The event is being held at the Kingsbury Club in Medfield, MA and starts at 7pm. Tickets are $50 can be purchased at Lord's Department Store in Medfield or by emailing kclopeck@communitywatersolutions.org. We hope to see you there!
02.02.10: CWS's simple, sustainable model is featured in new column on Just Means.
01.30.10: Congratulations to Ron Brown and Margaret Canella and thank you for donating to CWS in honor of your big day!
01.25.10: CWS is excited to announce our new Fellowship Program!
01.18.10: iContact becomes CWS's fifth Village Sponsor and second CWS sponsor!
01.11.10: CWS selected as a semi-finalist for the Echoing Green Fellowship!
12.21.09: CWS secures a spot on Global Giving.
12.14.09: Gerry and Judy O'Connell become CWS's fourth Village Sponsor!
12.10.09: MIT Sloan auction raises over $9,000 for CWS. Thank you for your support!
12.06.09: CWS team presents our community water treatment approach at MIT's Engineers Without Borders technology workshop.
12.03.09: CWS competes in the final round of the PACE pitch competition!
11.30.09: CWS gives presentation for the Biology of Water and Health class at the Tuft's School of Public Health.
11.25.09: CWS selected as a beneficiary for the MIT Sloan Charity Auction! The Auction takes place on December 10th.
11.24.09: Global Giving fundraising challenge begins! Visit the our Global Giving page and help us win the competition!
11.15.09: Polls open for Chase Community Giving contest. Vote for CWS and help us win $25,000!
11.11.09: CWS presents at Columbia Business School's Fall Venture Fair.
11.08.09: CWS selected as a finalist for the PACE pitch competition!
09.17.09: The CWS Blog officially up and running! Follow our progress and challenges at:CWS Blog.
08.30.09: Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Clopeck become CWS's third village sponsor!
08.01.09: CWS 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, August 1st in Nantucket, MA was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support!
06.01.09: The CWS Facebook Causes Community becomes CWS's second Village Sponsor!
05.15.09: Volunteer Shredding, Greg & Susan Gintoff, becomes CWS's first Village Sponsor!
01.25.09: CWS hires Peter Biyom as full-time Village Monitor for Kasaligu.
01.23.09: CWS hires Peter Abaazan Adagwine as full-time Project Manager for Tamale region.
01.16.09: Second CWS water treatment center opens in Nyamaliga, Ghana!
01.13.09: CWS team finishes setting up the water treatment center in Nyamaliga.
01.10.09: Nyamaliga chief and elders nominate Sanatu and Howa to work at the CWS water treatment center and they accept! Water treatment training begins!
01.08.09: CWS team meets with the chief and elders of Nyamaliga to propose water treatment center and discuss center hours, water pricing and potential women to run the center.
01.02.09: CWS team arrives in Tamale, Ghana.
12.10.08: CWS awarded Legatum grant
11.10.08: CWS awarded Public Service Center fellowship and grant
10.15.08: CWS appears on "High Tech Fever TV" on CCTV "Joost Bonsen's tv show interviewing inventors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other key players in our exponential innovation economy"
10.03.08: CWS presents water treatment model at MIT's International Development Fair.
09.10.08: CWS pilot project featured in MIT's Tech Talk.
09.09.08: CWS presents results of pilot study at Public Service Center Fellows dinner.
09.04.08: CWS (formally known as KasiKom) featured in MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering News article.
08.01.08: CWS team returns to the U.S.
06.18.08: First CWS water treatment center opens in Kasaligu, Ghana!
06.16.08: Kasaligu committee nominates Fati to work at the CWS water treatment center and she accepts! Fati selects Azara as the second woman to run the center. Water treatment training begins!
06.11.08: CWS team finishes setting up the water treatment center in Kasaligu.
06.09.08: First community meeting with Kasaligu!
06.08.08: CWS team meets with the chief of Kasaligu to propose water treatment center pilot test.
06.06.08: CWS team arrives in Tamale, Ghana.
06.02.08: CWS team attends the World Health Organization's International Network to Promote Household Drinking Water Treatment and Safe Storage Conference in Accra, Ghana.
04.20.08: CWS wins the 2008 Millennium Action Challenge.
04.15.08: CWS awarded two Public Service Center Summer Fellowships to implement CWS pilot in Ghana.
