News & Happenings
Identifying critical WASH needs in El Salvador
According to national statistics, approximately 20% of rural Salvadorans lack access to basic drinking water, and nearly 50% lack access to safe sanitation facilities. In October 2024, WEFTA volunteers Ryan “Reno” Shields and Tim Wellman traveled to El Salvador, where...
WASH Improvement Project is almost complete for Lundu Parish Center
Residents and staff of Lundu Parish Center in Tanzania are the latest beneficiaries of a multi-faceted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) partnership project between WEFTA and SAWA[1]. The Lundu Parish Center is located in the Nyasa District of Tanzania, and...
Assessing Water and Sanitation for Communities in El Salvador
Along with our in-country partners, Paso Pacífico, WEFTA is visiting 6 communities this week in El Salvador within the Laguna Olomega watershed to assess water and sanitation issues. Infrastructure improvements needed in the area include access to protected...
The Ripple Effect of ‘WASH’ in Catholic Health Care
“Tens of thousands of faith-based health care facilities around the world serve populations in impoverished areas where there might otherwise be no health care. But from maternal and newborn infections and deaths to dozens of illnesses and diseases, from malnutrition...
Spotlight on Scott McKitrick: WEFTA Geologist Volunteer
WEFTA volunteer Scott McKitrick enjoys meeting people in communities wherever his work takes him. A geologist employed by Souder, Miller & Associates in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Scott wants to know how people in various communities live on a daily basis, organize,...
Drinking Water for Cuipa Kahuaya
After generations of relying on dirty river flows and contaminated, open wells, over 70 families of the community of Cuipa Kahuaya finally have access to safe, spring-fed water in their homes. WEFTA volunteers and father son team, Jason and Anthony Gehrig, traveled to...
Spotlight on Jacob Ford: WASH Engineer passionate about making a tangible difference
As an engineer with growing expertise in public health, Jacob Ford brings a unique, holistic approach to his volunteer work with WEFTA. The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Engineer is currently a PhD student in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease at Tulane...
Ensuring Sustainability: Checking in on Water Projects in Panama
Our goal is that completed projects continue providing benefits over time without outside assistance. In February, WEFTA volunteers Fr. Roberto Cumberland, Greg Branch, and Tim Wellman traveled to Panama to check in on ongoing, proposed, and completed projects. The...
Accolades for WEFTA partner, Chief Dom Nwachukwu
Congratulations Chief Nwachukwu! Chief Dom Nwachukwu is founder and CEO of Groundwater Development & Engineering, LTD, a consulting engineering hydrogeological firm based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Chief Nwachukwu has worked extensively in the Niger Delta,...