WASH Improvement Project is almost complete for Lundu Parish Center

WASH Improvement Project is almost complete for Lundu Parish Center

Residents and staff of Lundu Parish Center in Tanzania are the latest beneficiaries of a multi-faceted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) partnership project between WEFTA and SAWA[1]. The Lundu Parish Center is located in the Nyasa District of Tanzania, and...
The Ripple Effect of ‘WASH’ in Catholic Health Care

The Ripple Effect of ‘WASH’ in Catholic Health Care

“Tens of thousands of faith-based health care facilities around the world serve populations in impoverished areas where there might otherwise be no health care. But from maternal and newborn infections and deaths to dozens of illnesses and diseases, from malnutrition...
Drinking Water for Cuipa Kahuaya

Drinking Water for Cuipa Kahuaya

After generations of relying on dirty river flows and contaminated, open wells, over 70 families of the community of Cuipa Kahuaya finally have access to safe, spring-fed water in their homes. WEFTA volunteers and father son team, Jason and Anthony Gehrig, traveled to...
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...
Improving Lives in Copatamaya

Improving Lives in Copatamaya

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...