News & Happenings
Working to Improve WASH in Healthcare Facilities in Cameroon
WEFTA is dedicated to promoting water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in the countries we serve. Our projects in 2024 include vital WASH improvements to two HCFs in Cameroon. Collectively, these improvements will impact over...
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)...
Circuit Rider making great strides towards WASH improvements in Kenya
WEFTA’s Circuit Rider, David Kurgat, is making great strides towards WASH improvements for health posts and schools in Kenya. WEFTA is working closely with our in-country circuit rider, David Kurgat, on the assessment, repair, and renovation of WASH improvements at...
Remembering Paul Simon’s Water for the World Act
Senator Paul Simon foresaw the global water crisis and was an early leader in seeking solutions, pushing to increase access to water and sanitation to meet the fundamental needs of the most vulnerable communities around the world. Check out this article published by...
WEFTA published in NPCA WorldView
A new opportunity for RPCVs to help deliver clean water, sanitation and hygiene to rural communities. Most people in the developed world would agree with the statement “Water is life.” After all, our hands, lips, food, clothing, and household surfaces come in contact...
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,...
2023 Annual Report
We are committed to improving lives! Thanks to all of you, our donors, sponsors, partners, and friends, WEFTA continues to work hard improving access to water and sanitation resources for communities in need in Latin America and Africa. We are committed to developing...
WEFTA and Suma Jayma: A Partnership for Safe Water and Sanitation on Bolivia’s Altiplano
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...
Spotlight on John Vavruska: A Rich History of Volunteering
For decades, John Vavruska has volunteered to help provide clean water and proper sanitation in developing countries around the world. An engineer in the environmental and waste treatment technology field, John finds great satisfaction in making fundamental services a...