Please Support our Water Project in Uganda!

Dear Engaged Illinois Community,

Please consider supporting U of I students in our campaign to raise $2,500 to construct a 10,000 gallon water tank at St. Jerome COVE Center in Kapeeka, Uganda. To see the pitch (and to donate), check out our video on Indiegogo:  http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cove-alliance-uganda/x/3085148

Thanks!  Valeri

Children’s Outreach and Vocational Education Alliance, also known as COVE Alliance, provides children of Kapeeka, Uganda with social services, such as shelter, food, healthcare and education in a Christian atmosphere that fosters acceptance, love and shared responsibilities. Education and vocational training will help break the cycle of poverty by preparing the children to sustain themselves and their families in the future.

In the past five years COVE has established a health clinic, built a dormitory and classrooms for grades 1-5, and is currently constructing a new dorm to board 80 more students. Boarding on campus avoids long walks that can contribute to absenteeism and provides a secure and stable place for the children to stay and receive proper nutrition. Also, COVE has shipped over 23,000 books to schools all over Uganda. 

Currently, children go to a borehole to pump water everyday to fill their jerry cans. Other than catching rain water, this is the only source of water on the campus. There are 3 rain water tanks on the campus which supply water for the health clinic, dorm, and a classroom. However, the community is expanding with a new dorm and 6th and 7th grade classrooms, and an additional tank would supply 100 more children and staff with their water needs. In order to meet increasing water needs COVE wants to construct a 10,000 gallon water tank that will be fed by rainwater.

COVE Alliance needs $2,500 to build this water tank. As students at the University of Illinois, working with COVE Alliance, we are raising awareness about water initiatives. Our goal is to help COVE raise these funds. Providing clean water that will promote health, prevent disease and enhance educational opportunities for the children at St. Jerome COVE Center, will only be possible with your assistance.