News & Happenings
WEFTA Leads Effort to Develop WASH Circuit Rider Guidance
Addressing the Gap As “roving WASH technicians,” circuit riders are key to ensuring the sustainability of global projects, once constructed. Circuit riders visit completed WASH project sites to monitor operations, solve problems, and provide on-the-job training....
Gauging Progress and Highlighting WASH Needs in Tanzania
WEFTA President Peter Fant, P.E., recently returned from a whirlwind tour of projects in Tanzania, followed by an invited appearance at a Vatican conference on WASH in healthcare. This article focuses on Fant’s findings in Tanzania. Site visits carried out April 10 –...
Nathan Stormzand: WEFTA Volunteer Keen on Supporting, Not Controlling WASH Projects
Civil engineer Nathan Stormzand has been volunteering to assist with water and sanitation projects in developing countries since 2008. Having worked with Engineers Without Borders and the Peace Corps, he began offering his services to WEFTA after noticing a call for...
WEFTA Returns to Panama’s Ñokribo Region
In March 2026, a WEFTA assessment team traveled to the remote Ñokribo region of Panama to evaluate community water systems and identify priorities for future support. Over six days, the team visited nine water systems serving communities including Playa Balsa, Lago...
Strengthening Sustainable Water Services in Rural Kenya
In April 2026, WEFTA, in partnership with SAWASHI (Safe Water & Sustainable Hygiene Initiative) and WEFTA circuit rider, David Kurgat, convened a high-impact capacity-building workshop in Kapsabet Town, Kenya, bringing together Water User Committees, technicians,...
Marty Howell: WEFTA Volunteer Solving Problems and Helping Meet Real Needs
Marty Howell had two goals in becoming an engineer: He wanted to solve problems and he wanted to help meet real needs. In volunteering with WEFTA, he is doing both, earning the gratitude of many in the process. As a WEFTA volunteer, Marty performs a wide range of...
Strengthening Water Reliability in San Miguelito, El Salvador
WEFTA continues to advance sustainable, community-driven water solutions in San Miguelito, El Salvador, where a network of five independent gravity-fed systems serves approximately 160 households. Recent progress has focused on the Mariogil sub-system, an important...
WEFTA Participates in Global Conference on WASH in Healthcare Facilities
WEFTA president and co-founder, Peter Fant, P.E., will participate in an April 22-23, global conference of stakeholders intent on accelerating solutions to WASH issues in healthcare facilities. The meeting, titled “Committed to WASH in Healthcare Facilities – A...
Strengthening Safe Water Systems in Awajún, Peru
WEFTA continues to advance sustainable water solutions in partnership with the Daughters of Charity International Project Services (DCIPS) for the Sisters in San Martín- Awajún, Peru. In March 2026, a Circuit Ride visit to the Awajún community by our partner, Engineer...