News & Happenings
WEFTA published in NPCA WorldView
A new opportunity for RPCVs to help deliver clean water, sanitation and hygiene to rural communities. Most people in the developed world would agree with the statement “Water is life.” After all, our hands, lips, food, clothing, and household surfaces come in contact...
On the ground in Panama
Our commitment is to the long-term success of the projects we’re involved with and it doesn’t stop when construction is complete. The WEFTA team is on the ground in Panama checking in on the status of current and completed projects. On their journey, WEFTA volunteers,...
2023 Annual Report
We are committed to improving lives! Thanks to all of you, our donors, sponsors, partners, and friends, WEFTA continues to work hard improving access to water and sanitation resources for communities in need in Latin America and Africa. We are committed to developing...
WEFTA and Suma Jayma: A Partnership for Safe Water and Sanitation on Bolivia’s Altiplano
Introduction Bolivian families living on the highland plateau known as the Altiplano are the beneficiaries of a fruitful partnership between WEFTA and the in-country organization, Suma Jayma. Since 2004, this collaboration has completed numerous groundwater well...
Spotlight on John Vavruska: A Rich History of Volunteering
For decades, John Vavruska has volunteered to help provide clean water and proper sanitation in developing countries around the world. An engineer in the environmental and waste treatment technology field, John finds great satisfaction in making fundamental services a...
Spotlight on Stephen Parker: WEFTA Volunteer Intent on Improving Lives
Stephen Parker finds joy in using his skills as a civil engineer to help others. As a WEFTA volunteer, he witnessed how a single project could impact multiple lives. A case in point was a visit to the Daughters of Charity Saint Mary’s Convent and School in Ethiopia....
A Celebration of Success in Tanzania
It isn’t every day that one is welcomed with the kind of greetings that Peter Fant, WEFTA co-founder and long-time volunteer, received upon his arrival this September at the community of Mpapa in Tanzania. Mpapa Health Center and the surrounding communities are the...
National Legislative Assembly of Bolivia Recognition
Congratulations, Jason Obergfell and the Suma Jayma Team! WEFTA engineer, Jason Obergfell, and members of WEFTA’s in-country partner, Suma Jayma, were presented with formal recognition from the National Legislative Assembly of Bolivia. They received these merits for...
Spotlight on Emily Parker: WEFTA Field Engineer and Remote Designer
Emily Parker will never forget canoeing up a river and hiking through the jungle to access community water projects in isolated areas of southern Mexico. The WEFTA volunteer relishes the opportunity to visit these places, which are rarely seen by outsiders. So far,...