Mission

Cova is a nonprofit social enterprise building a healthier Central America through community-centered, safe water solutions. Reaching over 2 million people with safe water solutions as of June 2026, Cova's innovative market-based Circuit Rider Model has a proven record for bringing chlorination rates from 0 to 75% at one of the lowest per-person costs in the section (under $1 per person per year) by empowering rural communities towards sustainable access to safe drinking water, allowing children to attend school, parents to continue working, and communities to thrive. With an on-the-ground staff in Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador, Cova is a locally managed organization partnering with 3,200 communities. By providing education opportunities and building capacity for self-sustaining, easy to maintain, and financially viable water treatment solutions, Cova aims to provide access to safe drinking water solutions to over 4 million people by the end of 2028.