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...
Spotlight on Hanna Brosky:  WASH Graduate Student and WEFTA Volunteer

Spotlight on Hanna Brosky:  WASH Graduate Student and WEFTA Volunteer

When the Bajo Algodón community water board proposed clearing a road through the rain forest to bring in materials for a WEFTA water and sanitation project, Hanna Brosky witnessed the Panamanian community mobilize in short order. The University of North Carolina (UNC)...
On the ground in Panama

On the ground in Panama

Our commitment is to the long-term success of the projects we’re involved with and it doesn’t stop when construction is complete. The WEFTA team is on the ground in Panama checking in on the status of current and completed projects. On their journey, WEFTA volunteers,...
A New Water Supply Tank is Complete for Zapote #1

A New Water Supply Tank is Complete for Zapote #1

In 2003, through the collaborative efforts of Waterlines and the Peace Corps, a water supply tank was constructed for the community of Zapote #1 in the Comarca Ngäbe Buglé, Panama.  In addition to the 5,000-gallon block-built water tank, the project included the...