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UNICEF: Nutrition Campaign Helps Make Cambodia’s Children Strong, Healthy and Clever
By MissionNewswire at April 24, 2013 | 9:41 am | 0 Comment
(UNICEF) It is 8:00 a.m. in Ponleak village, Kampong Thom, and the sun is already high in the sky. A line of oxen amble down the dry dirt road past Vath Ngim’s house on stilts. Ngim and her neighbor Roeun Heourn sit on a large wood-slatted bed in the shade beneath her home, chatting and laughing, chopping ingredients with Ngim’s aunt for their babies’ morning more...
CAMBODIA: New Salesian Programs, Facilities Open
By MissionNewswire at December 15, 2012 | 9:28 am | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) Late fall saw the addition of several new programs and facilities at Salesian sites in Cambodia. The Salesians have a long history of teaching job skills in Cambodia where one out of every three citizens live below the poverty line and barely survive on less than one dollar a day. According to UNICEF, 40 percent of children are chronically malnourished more...
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY: Salesians Highlight Salesian Lay Missioners
By MissionNewswire at December 5, 2012 | 1:37 pm | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) Each year, on Dec. 5th, International Volunteer Day is celebrated throughout the world. This day was founded to honor and recognize volunteers and volunteer organizations that have committed to making the world a better place by donating their time and talents. This year’s focus is the impact of volunteering on peace and sustainable development more...
CAMBODIA: New Shelter Provides Housing to Young Women Pursuing Vocational Education
By MissionNewswire at November 20, 2012 | 4:52 pm | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) On Nov. 7, 2012, the Salesians of Don Bosco in Cambodia celebrated the opening of the Piet de Visser House, also known as the Banteay Srei Women’s Hostel, for female students and teachers at the Don Bosco Vocational Center Kep. Among the dignitaries included in the opening ceremonies was the program’s benefactor, Mr. Piet de Visser, the namesake of more...
UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY: Salesians Highlight Programs that Bring Hope to the World’s Poorest Youth by Providing Education, Opportunity to Break the Cycle of Poverty
By MissionNewswire at November 20, 2012 | 9:53 am | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) Each year, Nov. 20 marks Universal Children’s Day, which is aimed at having countries focus on the welfare of the world's children. The day also marks the day in which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989. Salesian Missions is one of the many nonprofit more...
CAMBODIA: Construction Continues, Donations Needed at Don Bosco Vocational Center Kep
By MissionNewswire at October 24, 2012 | 12:26 pm | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) Earlier this fall, students returned to Salesian-run schools in Cambodia to start a new academic year. Eighty students commenced programs in social communication, front office assistance, housekeeping and tailoring and electricity at Don Bosco Vocational Center Kep. Close to forty of these students are in their first year of the programs. During most more...
WORLD POVERTY DAY: Salesian Missions Reports on Programs that Fight Extreme Poverty
By MissionNewswire at October 17, 2012 | 11:35 am | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) To mark the 20th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Salesian Missions is proud to report on some of its programs around the globe that fight extreme poverty by providing hope and opportunity. The day is recognized globally with a focus on promoting the awareness of and the ongoing efforts to eradicate poverty everywhere—which remains at more...
WORLD FOOD DAY: Salesian Missions Highlights Programs Around the Globe that Invest in Agriculture for Food Security
By MissionNewswire at October 16, 2012 | 10:26 am | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) Each year, Oct. 16, marks the observance of United Nations World Food Day across the globe. Today, nearly 870 million people around the world are chronically undernourished, or one in eight individuals worldwide, according to a new report published by the United Nations. World Food Day brings attention to the plight of the world's hungry and more...
DAY OF THE GIRL: Salesian Missions Highlights Programs around the Globe that Empower Girls through Education, Opportunity
By MissionNewswire at October 11, 2012 | 3:33 pm | 0 Comment
(MissionNewswire) The first-ever International Day of the Girl Child was recognized on Oct. 11, 2012. Established to promote equal treatment and opportunities for girls, the International Day is an acknowledgment by the world community that there is a disparity in the way the rights of girls and boys are protected and promoted. The Day of the Girl was established by a more...
CAMBODIA: U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Provides Assistance, Expertise to Salesian Trade School
By MissionNewswire at May 7, 2012 | 6:53 pm | 0 Comment
(United States Navy) Members of the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 volunteered their time and knowledge to students at the Don Bosco Trade School in Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia, Apr. 18. They have been working with the instructors at the Don Bosco Trade School in Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia, providing technical instruction in welding, machining, automotive more...
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