News & Happenings
Progress Update: WASH and Water Supply Improvements at Lituhi Parish
In July 2025, WEFTA and our partner Sanitation and Water Action (SAWA) launched a project to improve WASH and water infrastructure at Lituhi Parish Centre. Lituhi is located in the Nyasa District of Tanzania's Ruvuma Region. The project serves the Lituhi Hospital,...
Meredith and Dave Caley: WEFTA Volunteers Fueling “Contagious Motivation” in Honduras
Meredith and Dave Caley are passionate about helping developing communities gain access to clean water. Their combined skill sets uniquely contribute to achieving that end. Dave is an environmental engineer who specializes in clean water. Meredith has a background in...
WEFTA Circuit Rider Building Capacity for a Sustained WASH Impact in the Rift Valley of Kenya
Circuit rider and Kenyan David Kurgat plays a key role in advancing safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) in Kenya’s Rift Valley. David is an indispensable “person in the field,” a recurring visitor to Rift Valley sites who is the eyes, ears, and hands...
Life-Changing Impact at Ossiomo Health Center in Nigeria
Water and Sanitation Upgrades Bring Life-Changing Impact In a remote Nigerian community where individuals affected by leprosy live in designated camps near a healthcare Centre, access to safe water and sanitation had long been a persistent challenge. The Daughters of...
Clean Water Reaches Lituhi Parish Centre in Tanzania
A new borehole has been successfully drilled at the Lituhi Parish Centre in Nyasa District of Tanzania, marking a major step forward in restoring access to safe and reliable water for this vital rural hub in southern Tanzania. The parish compound, including Lituhi...
Progress Update: WASH Improvements at Rosalie Rendu Hospital, Nigeria
WEFTA, in partnership with the Daughters of Charity International Project Services (DCIPS), and Dom Nwachukwu of Groundwater Development and Engineering, Ltd., continues to make meaningful progress at the Rosalie Rendu Hospital located in the Lagos State of Nigeria....
WEFTA Supports Vatican-Led WASH Improvements in Catholic Health Facilities
As Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy with a strong commitment to the health and dignity of vulnerable communities, the Vatican’s global initiative to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Catholic health-care facilities is gaining momentum. WEFTA is proud to...
An Abiding Commitment to Safe Water Provision
WEFTA in Honduras WEFTA has been engaged in safe water provision in rural Honduras for over 20 years. As part of this abiding commitment, our volunteers travel to villages in the country to evaluate and support new community-managed water systems. Examples of...
Optimism Flows in Nouna: WEFTA Supports Life-Changing Water and Sanitation for Displaced Families in Burkina Faso
WASH project transforms life for thousands of vulnerable families In the border town of Nouna, Burkina Faso—where waves of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have arrived fleeing violence and terrorism—access to safe water and sanitation is no longer a distant hope,...