News & Happenings
Dalai Lama’s Message for Earth Day 2020
"We must ensure that the sick and the valiant health-care providers throughout the world have access to the fundamental necessities of clean water and proper sanitation to prevent the uncontrolled spread of disease. Hygiene is one of the bases of effective health...
Running Water for the First Time
With the support of the American Chemistry Council and World Vision Honduras, WEFTA's La Iguala Project in Honduras is in the final phase to bring clean, reliable drinking water to the communities of Llano Largo, Quioco and Guadalupe. This project will deliver water...
Water for Monquecagua
Through WEFTA's partnership and support from the Vinyl Institute and other donors, the remote Honduran village of Monquecagua has safe drinking water. Please read full article written by Sara Goodwin of the Vinyl Institute.
Hero’s Welcome
Enrique Lozano, one of our local volunteers in Honduras who has worked on the Llano Largo Water Project for many years, suffered a severe stroke last year. This week, Enrique returned to Llano Largo for the first time since, where he was greeted with a hero's welcome.
WEFTA Commits to WASH in HCF
Among over 70 committers, Peter Fant and Jason Gehrig attended and proudly represented WEFTA at the WASH in Health Care Facilities Stakeholders Commitment Gathering that took place on June 19, 2019 at the Pan American Health Organization headquarters in Washington,...
Global Sisters Report Article
Meeting people's need for clean water changes sisters' lives, too. Read full article.
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.