News & Happenings
Trees for Healthy Living: A Community-Led Effort Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Mumias, Kenya
Mumias, Kakamega County, Kenya WEFTA is pleased to share the successful completion of the Trees for Healthy Living Project, a collaborative initiative designed to strengthen climate resilience, food security, and environmental stewardship across the ACK Diocese of...
Spotlight on Volunteer Mary Ostrowski: “A Keyboard Volunteer”
After a 20-year career with the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Mary Ostrowski is today a WEFTA volunteer, not by working on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects on the ground in the Americas or Africa, but by writing about those projects. Now retired and...
Lifting up Labor and Delivery in Ethiopia
Thanks to the combined efforts of WEFTA, the Village Health Partnership (VHP), and in-country associates, healthcare facilities in Ethiopia are improving patient services, including maternal and neonatal care. WEFTA engineer-volunteers Marty Howell and Nathan...
Panama 2025: Continued Progress and Growing Need in Rural Water Systems
WEFTA’s 2025 work in Panama marked steady progress on rural water systems across the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé and Bocas del Toro, despite months of road closures, heavy rains, and difficult transport conditions. During a February circuit-riding trip to 13 communities,...
Advancing Safe Water Access for the Saint Vincent de Paul Awajún Community in Peru
The San Vicente de Paul school, community care center, and surrounding community in the District of Awajún in Peru’s San Martin department are on track to benefit from a new rainwater harvesting system and water purification plant. The school is operated by the...
A Community Driven Water Management System for Kenya’s Nabongo Friends Church Community
WASH Improvements Complete Together with our valued partner, SAWASHI, WEFTA is making strides in sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) improvements in Kenya. The recently completed Nabongo Friends Church community driven water management system is a prime...
Congratulations, Chief Dom Nwachukwu!
WEFTA is delighted to congratulate Chief Dom Nwachukwu, founder and CEO of Groundwater Development & Engineering, Ltd., on receiving the Presidential Distinguished Service Award from the Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists (NAH) during their 36th Annual...
Rosalie Rendu Hospital WASH Upgrades Complete in Nigeria
The Rosalie Rendu Hospital has long been a vital healthcare provider for the Bayeku community of Ikorodu. Until recently, the hospital located in Lagos State of Nigeria, faced serious challenges in accessing safe water. With support from WEFTA, Daughters of...
Clean Water Access for 185 Families in Bolivia
In May 2025, WEFTA, in partnership with Suma Jayma (Partnership for Sustainable Local Development), successfully completed the installation of 185 family protected wells and hand pumps across the municipalities of Laja and Corocoro in La Paz Department, Bolivia. This...