News & Happenings
Thank You Raymond Mills & Mills Bit Service!
Raymond Mills, owner of Mills Bit Service located in Bowie, Texas, is a generous partner to WEFTA and Bolivian NGO, Suma Jayma. Since 2012, Raymond has donated multiple water well drill bits for use by Suma Jayma in constructing community water wells in the Andean...
Suma Jayma Receives Much Needed Equipment
Suma Jayma, our Bolivian NGO in-country partners finally received much needed equipment and materials. Long-time WEFTA volunteer, Jason G., lead collaborative efforts with partners to coordinate a shipment from the U.S. of donated equipment and materials to Suma Jayma...
WEFTA Team in Panama
The WEFTA team headed down to Panama in January to check in on current water projects. WEFTA volunteer, Tim W., visited rural communities to coordinate the funding & materials for the projects. To learn more about these projects, contact us at info@wefta.net.
Bringing Safe Drinking Water to Rural Communities in Honduras
In December, long-time WEFTA volunteer engineer, Andrew R., was in Honduras checking in on a current project to provide safe drinking water to 1,800 residents in 3 rural communities. Community volunteers installed a high-pressure steel pipe. A cable suspension bridge...
Laying the Groundwork in Peru
Long-time WEFTA volunteer, Lou H., headed to the Urubamba Valley region of Peru laying the groundwork for waste-treatment plant projects. To learn more about Lou's visit and these projects, check out Lou's trip report, or contact us at info@wefta.net.
WEFTA in the Albuquerque Journal
Nonprofit’s mission is to make clean water, sanitation available in Latin America. Read full article.
WEFTA Provides Training in Bolivia
WEFTA volunteer, John R, provided survey equipment training in the high Altiplano region of Bolivia to Jaime of Suma Jayma, our Bolivian in-country partners. While out in the field training, local community members shared a feast of potatoes as a local culture. To...
2018 Clean Water & Health Connections Event
On Friday, November 2, 2018, WEFTA held it's biennial event. In celebration of clean water and health, the event brought together the WEFTA team & volunteers, current donors and individuals interested in supporting and learning more about the work we...