Ghana
GHANA: Salesian missionaries have 4 centers across the country serving poor youth who are at risk of child labor and human trafficking
By MissionNewswire at April 27, 2018 | 9:11 am
(MissionNewswire) Accra, the capital and largest city of Ghana, is located on the Gulf of Guinea and home to 2.27 million people. The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area has about 4 million inhabitants, which makes it the 11th largest metro area in Africa. Salesian missionaries have two centers in the urban area in addition to centers in Sunyani, the first place Salesian more...
GHANA: Don Bosco Boys Home provides for street youth and victims of human trafficking
By MissionNewswire at November 27, 2017 | 11:19 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries arrived in Ghana 25 years ago and began their work with poor children and older youth and their families. One of the programs they launched was the Don Bosco Boys Home for street children. The program provides shelter, education and social development services for poor youth who have been abandoned, have runaway or are at risk of more...
GHANA: Don Bosco Boys Home provides second chance for youth who faced forced labor and exploitation
By MissionNewswire at November 23, 2017 | 8:22 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries, led by Salesian Father Ubaldino Andrade, operate the Don Bosco Boys Home for street children in Sunyani, Ghana. The program provides shelter, education and social development services for poor youth who have been abandoned, have runaway or are at risk of violence and exploitation. Like other youth his age, Edo, age 18, has a more...
GHANA: Salesian-run Child Protection Center provides shelter and education for youth at risk of trafficking and exploitation
By MissionNewswire at November 11, 2017 | 12:21 pm
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries recently celebrated 25 years in Ghana. The first missionaries arrived in 1992 in Sunyani and soon became known for their educational work, especially for at-risk children and victims of trafficking. Children face extensive hardships from being exploited in child labor to being sold by their relatives, often to pay off some debt. In more...
WEST AFRICA: Salesian missionaries are bringing hope to 29,000 youth across Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone
By MissionNewswire at October 27, 2017 | 9:38 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in the West African Province are serving more than 29,000 youth across four countries including Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Both Christian and Muslim youth attend Salesian schools, vocational and technical training, youth centers and social development programs. The Salesian centers and programs are led and staffed by more...
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GHANA: Don Bosco Boys home provides education and shelter for at-risk street children
By MissionNewswire at October 19, 2017 | 9:42 am
(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Boys Home is a Salesian-run program for street children in Sunyani, Ghana. The program provides shelter, education and social development services for poor youth who have been abandoned, have runaway or are at risk of violence and exploitation. The program is directed by Salesian Father Ubaldino Andrade. “Every child is like a book and more...
GHANA: New Saleisan Agriculture Program Is Part of Stop Trafficking Campaign to Help Youth
By MissionNewswire at June 17, 2017 | 10:58 am
(MissionNewswire) Youth in Ghana have been positively affected by the Salesian-led Stop Human Trafficking campaign that was launched in October 2015 by Salesian missionaries in Italy. The campaign raises awareness of the dangers of youth migration. With a focus on youth leaving countries in Africa in search of a better life in Europe, the campaign aims to prevent young more...
GHANA: Salesian Missionaries Complete Project to Repair Truck for Transportation for Salesian Programs
By MissionNewswire at May 29, 2017 | 8:47 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries at the St. Francis de Sales Community in Ashaiman, Ghana recently completed a project to restore a Toyota Hilux truck in order to provide greater logistic capabilities at the Salesian center. Funding they received provided the ability to purchase a functioning second-hand engine and other parts to put the truck back on the road. more...
GHANA: Salesian Missionaries Develop Child Protection Center to Aid Victims of Child Trafficking
By MissionNewswire at October 28, 2015 | 1:47 pm
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Blessed Artemide Zatti province in Ashaiman, a large town in the Greater Accra region of south Ghana, have developed the Don Bosco Child Protection Center to provide services to victims of child trafficking. The center is part of a collaboration between missionaries, the local police department and Ghana’s Ministry for Social more...
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GHANA: Tractor Donation Increases Capacity for Students at Salesian Center
By MissionNewswire at October 5, 2013 | 2:17 pm
(MissionNewswire) While Ghana’s economy continues to improve, nearly 45 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day, according to UNICEF. Ghana ranks 135 out of 187 countries on the United Nations Development Program's 2011 Human Development Index, and rural poverty remains widespread in the dry savannah region that covers roughly two thirds of Ghana's more...
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