News & Happenings
In Vatican News: Tanzania water project provides lifegiving help to locals
As part of the global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) initiative, WEFTA worked closely with the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul International Project Services (DOC-IPS) and our in-country partners, SAWA, to help...
“Investment in water truly is an investment in life”
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is the foundation for global health, yet it is absent in the majority of healthcare facilities in the developing world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 45% of healthcare facilities in Least Developed Countries...
A global health movement has taken root: WASH in Healthcare Facilities
Just 3 years ago, the appalling conditions inside hospitals and health clinics around the world, due to the lack of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), was virtually ignored. 50% of healthcare facilities in Least Developed Countries lack even basic water services,...
Meet Our New Executive Director
We are proud to announce, on November 19, 2020, the WEFTA Board of Directors appointed Tim Wellman as Executive Director overseeing all operations of the organization. Tim, a long-time volunteer of WEFTA, steps into his new role with over 22-years of technical...
Water Supply Improvements Project for Masanga Centre is Complete!
Over 4,000 lives have been positively impacted with the completed water supply improvements project for the Masanga Centre. Masanga is located in the Northwestern part of Tanzania 8 km from the Kenya-Tanzania border in a hilly, isolated and poor area covering 8...
Working Session with Concordia
WEFTA was honored to participate in a special, invitation-only working session led by Concordia on July 23rd, 2020. Concordia convened leaders from the private, public, academic, and civil society sectors working across Latin America as part of its ‘Partnership...
2020 Trailblazer
In a recent publication released by Global Water 2020, WEFTA was recognized as a Trailblazer and Implementer for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects in Latin America and Africa. In collaboration with Village Health Partnership, Daughters of Charity...
Community of Ccotataqui Celebrates New Water
Ccotataqui, a small indigenous community of approximately 60 families located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, in Peru, celebrated their new water project during an inauguration ceremony held March 15, 2020. WEFTA partner/volunteer Steve R. and his family joined the...
Dalai Lama’s Message for Earth Day 2020
"We must ensure that the sick and the valiant health-care providers throughout the world have access to the fundamental necessities of clean water and proper sanitation to prevent the uncontrolled spread of disease. Hygiene is one of the bases of effective health...