Key Projects

COVA is engaged in relief operations since announcement of Lockdown and has also started engaging in restoration work to enable people to come back to their lives and livelihoods with ease and dignity.

We serve: Migrant Workers, Refugees, Teachers of Private Schools, Service Providers and poor communities.

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COVA is a national network of voluntary organisations working for communal harmony in India and Peace in South Asia. COVA’s initiatives for peace involve prevention of Communal Riots at the grassroots; state, national and international networking to Promote Communal Harmony. COVA has also started COFI Network and CHECKIT Programs to secure Cyberspace for Peace

To sensitize school and college students to social issues to make them compassionate human being and enlist their commitment to address social problems to make society humane and just. SCERT of The Government of Telangana has accepted to incorporate the Compassionate Citizenship Program in the curriculum for the schools as a Pilot from academic year 2020-21.

COVA works with 5000 Refugees and Asylum Seekers from 12 countries living in Hyderabad. COVA provides support to refugees for livelihoods, health, recreation, and education along with Monthly Rations for the most destitute families. COVA was an implementing Partner of UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) from 2010 till 2018 and facilitated registration of Refugees as per UNHCR Norms.

For Exponential Impact of Individual Donations to enable the poor and middle classes to recognize their entitlements as citizens and facilitate them to access a wide range of schemes and programs of Central & State Governments and funds from the Corporate Social Responsibility resources running into lakhs of crores to Make Poverty History

A 3rd Generation Philanthropy Program to enable citizens of Hyderabad and Secunderabad to access 56 Services without corruption and in a time bound manner from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Water Works and Electricity Department as guaranteed by their Citizens Charters

As part of 3rd Generation Philanthropy, COVA facilitates students of minority, SC, ST and BC communities to access Pre Matric Scholarships.

A unique contribution of COVA is the advocacy for setting up of proper systems and procedures to enable SC,ST and BC students to access the Pre Matric scholarships that was extremely difficult earlier

Government of India has accepted 9 of the 12 Recommendations for Financial Inclusion proposed by COVA in 2014. MUDRA incorporates 5 of these. The eMUDRA Scheme announced by the Government in Oct 2019 was proposed by COVA.

COVA also provides grants to petty businesses and facilitates micro entrepreneurs to access loans from the banks.

Ambitious Initiative

COVA was a brave & ambitious initiative. It has been unique in its conception of confederation as a strategy & in its vision for communal harmony, social justice & the empowerment of the marginalized sections. Evaluation Team: Y.L. Jayaraj, Anita Cheria – June 15 to 24, 2009

Exemplary Systems in COVA

It is no exaggeration to say that the governance & management systems are quite exemplary in COVA & other NGOs can benefit from sharing the same. & 2008: Evaluator – Mr. R.MURALI, Director, MARI

International Endorsement

On the Audit Report by M/s Moore Stephen, UK for COVA’s Refugee Project

“The overall audit opinion indicates that the implementation of the Project is in accordance with UNHCR Financial Rules & Regulations.”

May ’2015-Yasmin Keith-Krelik, Sr. Admin Officer, UNHCR, Delhi

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