News & Happenings
Progress on Water System Renovations in Panama
Great progress is being made on multiple small-scale water system renovations in Panama! WEFTA is proud to pick up where our sister organization, Waterlines, left off as they sunset last year. WEFTA and Waterlines have worked together with rural Indigenous communities...
PROGRESS REPORT: WASH Improvements Project for Mpapa Health Center
Amazing progress is being made on the first phase of the Mpapa Health Center WASH Improvements Project in Tanzania! The Mpapa Health Center is located in the rural region of Mbinga in southwest Tanzania and serves over 2,100 people. The catchment area of this project...
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES AND CHANGING LIVES
In June, WEFTA volunteers, Patrick and John, were on-the-ground in Panama working with the community of Buena Vista to help organize community work groups and train the work groups on building break pressure tanks and transmission line repair. The volunteers also...
PANAMA: New bridges for Quebrada Mina water transmission lines
In May 2022, WEFTA Circuit Rider, Nicolás assisted the community of Quebrada Mina with much-needed improvements to their water distribution line. The spring source and water supply tank are still in great condition from their original construction in 2009, but the...
PANAMA – Bocas del Toro: Quebrada Pastor School & Community Aqueduct System Project Update
WEFTA Circuit Rider José has been busy working with community work groups on the Quebrada Pastor aqueduct system in the Bocas del Toro region of Panama. The two spring sources for the system have been completely renovated providing more secure water flows. A new water...
BOLIVIA: A positive impact for 11 families of Chama Abajo
The rural community of Chama Abajo is located at over 13,000 feet above sea level, in the Bolivian Altiplano. The community members of Chama Abajo are faced with water source challenges. Their current water sources are open wells and small rivers susceptible to...
PANAMA: Bajo Algodón Water System Project Update
WEFTA volunteers, Jacob and Hanna, were on-the-ground in Panama working with the community of Bajo Algodón in April 2022 to help complete the water storage tank and transmission line connection for the water system project. After the work in the field by the...
PANAMA: Alto Mancreek Water System Renovations Project Update
WEFTA in-country partner and Circuit Rider, Nicolás, is currently working in the small community of Alto Mancreek, located in the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé of Panama. Nicolás is finishing the final plastering of the storage tank, and the connection of the tank to the...
TANZANIA: Phase 1 of the Mpapa Water Project Begins
In collaboration with our Tanzanian in-country partners, Sanitation and Water Action (SAWA), the first phase of a multi-phase water project has begun for the Mpapa Health Centre located in the rural region of Mbinga in southwest Tanzania. The Mpapa Health Centre...