Capital Projects

This is a placeholder for the Malawi water projects for 2018 (well drilling, etc.).

COTN's Village Partnership Program in Algodon does not have the space for storage of books for student use. In order to encourage reading, the school would like to have a library. Your generous gift will make this possible!

Our plan is to build a second floor on an existing building and use the space as a library. Students could come individually and as a class to use the library facilities.

In both the primary and secondary sections at our school, the firewood for the kitchens are stored outside. This causes three problems for the school. 

First, during the rainy season, the firewood used for cooking gets soaked and the food for the children and the staff is served late which interrupts the learning throughout the day. 

Second, because the firewood is just stored outside, snakes love to live there. This is obviously dangerous for our kids and staff. 

Several official documents need to be translated from English to French, so they can be understood by COTN's in-country staff in Haiti. These critical documents provide details about the standards all COTN staff must meet in serving the children. 

Your generous gift today will help make this translation possible, thereby improving the Haitian staff's ability to provide a high level of care for the children. Thank you!

The roof, pillars, floor, and doors of the piggery at the COTN-Sierra Leone farm have become too old and weak. The inner pens are presently locked with a piece of wire. The livestock attendants find it difficult to clean, feed, and attend to the animals during hot periods. It's even more difficult for the veterinarians when they come to check on the animals.

A boys' dorm is badly needed at COTN's secondary school in Uganda. Currently, several dozen boys are crowded into a small house next to the campus (photo below), while others are staying in one of our Children's Homes. 

Major Outcomes:

This project has been funded! Thank you!

There are many young children who have recently come to the COTN Children’s Home in Sierra Leone through our Ebola Interim Care Center. These children all experienced traumatic events and the loss of their families due to the Ebola crisis. 

There is an urgent need for six pit latrines in the COTN primary school (three for boys, three for girls) as well as a renovation of the existing bathroom, which will be used by staff.