“It’s like a floor that’s been swept, but it doesn’t shine yet. We’re still working on that.” For Gladys, safe water is not something you achieve once and walk away from. But even without the [...]
Not every water system challenge requires starting over. Instead, a closer look and the right technical support helped restore the one already in place in Cruz Verde, El Salvador. Not long ago, [...]
Carmen, Maria, and Marlena are taking a breather hillside, brooms and buckets in hand. They have just climbed out from the inside of a holding tank after completing the annual cleaning, one of [...]
Safe water is inextricably linked to the health of our planet. Cova’s work to ensure water stays safe is predicated on there being water to protect. As climate change reshapes the landscape in [...]
Water doesn’t stay safe on its own. People keep it safe. It’s a promise that communities make to one another. It’s a promise that the water families drink will be safe. And it’s a promise [...]
In the rural villages, small towns, and hillsides where we work across Central America, women largely manage water at home. They pay close attention and notice when the supply runs low. They [...]
Healthy water begins long before it reaches a tap. Restoring a watershed takes repeated acts of devotion. In Honduras, climate change is tightening its grip. Rainfall is projected to decline by [...]
When Cova technicians and Water Board members arrived early to Kamalote Dolores, Honduras to install a chlorinator on the community water tank behind Rosa Melida’s house, she greeted them with [...]
Cova’s story began with humble roots, a deep belief in community, and a determination to make clean water possible. Getting our hands dirty, growing relationships, working from the ground up. [...]
The Business of Safe Water When it comes to safe water, sustainability isn’t just about keeping taps running — it’s about keeping the systems behind them strong. That’s where Cova’s creative [...]
