Apr 19, 2024
Installation of new wells and hand pumps for Indigenous families in the Andean community of Copatamaya is now complete. Through collaborative efforts with our Bolivian in-country partners, Suma Jayma, and financial support from The Spirit of Christ Church based in...
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...
Oct 30, 2023
Congratulations, Jason Obergfell and the Suma Jayma Team! WEFTA engineer, Jason Obergfell, and members of WEFTA’s in-country partner, Suma Jayma, were presented with formal recognition from the National Legislative Assembly of Bolivia. They received these merits for...
Aug 25, 2023
Lam Ho marvels at the powerful impact that WEFTA water and sanitation infrastructure projects have on rural and indigenous communities. It is what motivates the engineer to continue his volunteer activities. He cites, for example, the dramatic improvement in the...
Aug 2, 2022
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...
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