Identifying critical WASH needs in El Salvador

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...
Assessing Water and Sanitation for Communities in El Salvador

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

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

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,...
Ensuring Sustainability: Checking in on Water Projects in Panama

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...