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Disease Prevention Initiated at the COVE Campus
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Safe male circumcision program
 This is a program initiated by the ministry of health as a preventive measure of HIV/AIDS. We partnered with the ministry to do the safe male circumcision. A physician from Nakaseke hospital performed the procedures at the St. Jerome COVE Health unit for 2 weeks in December. This included clients from Kapeeka Sub-county and the neighboring communities. We had 109 Clients of which 30 were adults and 79 clients were children between 13 and 18 years. There is also a plan of doing the exercise this month for one week.
Handwashing Station
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Construction has begun on the washing station. |
Handwashing with soap and water is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal and upper respiratory infections, which takes the lives of millions of children in developing countries every year. Together, these diseases are responsible for the majority of all child deaths. Turning hand washing into an ingrained habit, before eating and after using the toilet, could save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention, cutting deaths from diarrhea by almost half and acute respiratory infections by one quarter. A vast change in handwashing behavior is critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goal of reducing deaths among children under the age of 5 by 2/3 by 2015. |
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Fr. Hilary will be Arriving in the USA | | |
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Fr Hilary will arrive in the USA on March 21, 2014 and will be available until April 8, 2014.
If you would like to share the successes of COVE Alliance with your group, friends or neighbors please contact:
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Save the Date for Seeds of Hope 2014
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
Chevy Chase Country Club
Grand Ballroom
Wheeling, IL
6 pm Silent Auction Items Needed!
As a friend of COVE, we hope that you would consider supporting the Seeds of Hope fundraiser by donating an item, group of items, or service that can be used in the silent auction.
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Progression of the Piggery
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The Highland Middle School Piggery Project began in November of 2013 and is now ready for the pigs. |
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Miria - Graduate Success Story
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Miria in 2007
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Miria was a shy 13 year old when COVE Alliance first met her in 2007. Miria was boarding at Kifampa school as a 5th grade student. When she was not at school she lived with her sister and cousin in the village of Balatira. Like most children when they first meet a muzungu, a white person, she was a little reserved.
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Miria in 2013
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By the time we met her on our second visit to Uganda in 2009 she was no longer afraid of us. Each time we returned to Uganda we were thrilled to see her become more and more self assured.
Recently Miria wrote to her sponsor "I have learned to be a responsible person and I promise you that I will work hard with the knowledge that I have acquired."
For the full article, click here.
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SPONSOR A CHILD
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MAKE A DONATION To make a donation via PayPal, please click the
Donate button:
or mail your donation to:
COVE Alliance
P.O. Box 1051
Libertyville, IL 60048
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VOLUNTEER
We are always looking for volunteers. Special skills are not required - just a willingness to help the children of Uganda!
For more information or to volunteer, please e-mail Darlene Frantonius. |
Our vision is of a world of hopeful, responsible human beings who respect human dignity and are in a position to sustain themselves and their families in the future.
For more information about
COVE Alliance,
please visit our website at:
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Sending Material to Uganda | | |
Please note that all letters and gifts for the children should be sent directly to Uganda at the following address - please do NOT send registered mail as this requires significant travel to retrieve from the post office:
St. Jerome COVE Center Kapeeka
P.O. Box 72717
Kampala, Uganda
Please include the child's name and sponsorship number on the inside of the package. For further information, please refer to your "Guidelines for Sponsors". |
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Want to hear more
about COVE Alliance?
We give presentations to groups, schools, churches, and Religious Education classes.
If you know of any schools, organizations, or churches that may want to hear more about COVE Alliance, please contact
Darlene Frantonius at
847-438-4780. |
Executive Director
Father Hilary Muheezangango
Officers
Chairman, Bill Armstrong
Vice-Chair, Darlene Frantonius
Secretary, Sue Binetti
Treasurer, Greg Palubicki
Directors
Tom Gaubatz Daniel Herdmann
Tom Jacobs Frank Ruder
Leonard Smith Valeri Werpetinski
Mary Zurawski
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Seeds of Hope Planning Meeting
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Vernon Area Public Library
7 pm
Board Meeting
Monday, February 17th, 2014
7 pm |
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COVE Grad Becomes Groundskeeper
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Benedict Mukwaba is a former COVE student who graduated from St. Kizito vocational school. He has been hired as the driver/maintenance person for COVE Uganda. His duties include the regular cleaning and maintenance of all buildings and vehicles on the campus. As the photo shows, he is also responsible for keeping the lawn and bushes trimmed. The US board welcomes Benedict and offers our encouragement and support. |
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The shoeboxes sent by VHHS students have arrived in Uganda!
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On Saturday, January 11, COVE Alliance hosted Acts of Kindness Cabaret in "A Little Help From My Friends". This fun and and entertaining cabaret show was enjoyed by all and raised a little over $2,000 for COVE! Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped out and special thanks to Browning Catering and Taste of Paris Bakery & Cafe for their generous donation of delicious sweets and a raffle prize! |
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