Feb 13, 2024
Introduction Bolivian families living on the highland plateau known as the Altiplano are the beneficiaries of a fruitful partnership between WEFTA and the in-country organization, Suma Jayma. Since 2004, this collaboration has completed numerous groundwater well...
Feb 5, 2024
For decades, John Vavruska has volunteered to help provide clean water and proper sanitation in developing countries around the world. An engineer in the environmental and waste treatment technology field, John finds great satisfaction in making fundamental services a...
Nov 13, 2023
Stephen Parker finds joy in using his skills as a civil engineer to help others. As a WEFTA volunteer, he witnessed how a single project could impact multiple lives. A case in point was a visit to the Daughters of Charity Saint Mary’s Convent and School in Ethiopia....
Oct 31, 2023
It isn’t every day that one is welcomed with the kind of greetings that Peter Fant, WEFTA co-founder and long-time volunteer, received upon his arrival this September at the community of Mpapa in Tanzania. Mpapa Health Center and the surrounding communities are the...
Oct 19, 2023
Emily Parker will never forget canoeing up a river and hiking through the jungle to access community water projects in isolated areas of southern Mexico. The WEFTA volunteer relishes the opportunity to visit these places, which are rarely seen by outsiders. So far,...
Oct 4, 2023
In collaboration with SAWA, our Tanzanian partners, WEFTA has worked with the Benedictine Sisters and the Catholic Diocese to complete water, sanitation & hygiene improvement (WASH) projects for healthcare facilities since 2020. The completed projects include the...
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