My Nonprofit Reviews
JasonGehrig
Review for Water Engineers for the Americas and Africa, Santa Fe, NM, USA
WEFTA is an effective, nimble non-profit dedicated to linking up water supply and treatment specialists between the northern and southern hemispheres of the Americas. From training Bolivian partners in North Texas with local water well drillers to partnering experienced wastewater treatment engineers with municipal leaders committed to restoring the waters of the Peruvian sacred valley leading to Machu Pichu, WEFTA promotes relationships of mutual respect and lasting impact. With its minimal overhead, this volunteer-driven NGO channels donations from people of good will in the U.S. to grassroots water supply and sanitation projects in a multitude of Latin American countries, leveraging local municipal and benefiting community funds and resources to achieve successful water projects. In doing so, historically marginalized communities are strengthened and improved access to safe water in families' homes are seen as an achievement involving shared sacrifice and not a dependency-creating handout.
The biggest challenge facing WEFTA and its local partners is the overwhelming number of requests from materially impoverished communities in light of limited funding.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
hope that its donor base could be expanded, so that not only additional communities could be served, but the donors' lives be enriched through opportunities to be with the benefiting families who are so eternally grateful.
Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2014
