Spain
SPAIN: Vocational training helps youth gain the education needed for high employability sectors
By MissionNewswire at May 24, 2018 | 9:52 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries and Salesian sisters with Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Spain offer close to 60 vocational training centers that benefit 18,700 students and employ 1,400 educators. Vocational and technical skills training has become an important part of Spain’s economy and a path many youth take to be able to find more...
SPAIN: Salesian missionaries hold first basic vocational training projects competition with more than 500 students
By MissionNewswire at May 21, 2018 | 6:17 am
(MissionNewswire) On May 4, the Salesian center of Carabanchel, located in Madrid, Spain, hosted the first basic vocational training projects competition. More than 500 students from the Salesian centers in Burgos, Pamplona, Logroño, Villamuriel (Palencia), Deusto (Bilbao) and Madrid participated. At the event, Salesian missionaries renewed their commitment to more...
ITALY/SPAIN: Salesian students compete, win in technology innovation competitions
By MissionNewswire at April 3, 2018 | 2:02 pm
(MissionNewswire) Youth who attend Salesian schools often distinguish themselves by being able to devise scientific and technological projects that help to build more inclusive and supportive societies. Students from the Salesian Institute in Verona, Italy were winners of the 2018 First Lego League Italia. The team's project, “Idb Tech-No-Logic," ranked first in the more...
SPAIN: New initiative provides shelter and social development services for young refugees in Madrid and Seville
By MissionNewswire at February 20, 2018 | 9:42 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have launched another initiative in Spain to help vulnerable young refugees. A new program has been developed in Madrid and Seville by the Pinardi Federation of Salesian Social Platforms and the Don Bosco Foundation. The program, which has been funded by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security through the Asylum, Migration more...
SPAIN: Salesian missionaries provide education and social programs for more than 25,000 migrants and refugees through 40 projects
By MissionNewswire at February 6, 2018 | 9:23 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian centers across Spain serve more than 25,000 migrants and refugees through 40 projects and with the help of 60 professionals and 200 volunteers. Salesian missionaries and their network of programs across Europe are assisting European countries with the ongoing refugee crisis. Salesian programs provide humanitarian and educational assistance to more...
SPAIN: Salesian vocational centers will receive teacher training thanks to partnership with German company Festo
By MissionNewswire at January 19, 2018 | 12:20 pm
(MissionNewswire) Teachers with Salesian vocational training centers in Spain will have access to additional training thanks to a partnership agreement signed between Father Juan Carlos Pérez Godoy, provincial of the Salesian Province St. James Major, and Dr. Xavier Segura, general director of Festo. An informal training partnership had already been established between more...
SPAIN: Salesian centers across Spain launch fundraising projects to collect food and other items for youth and families in need
By MissionNewswire at January 12, 2018 | 12:16 pm
(MissionNewswire) In the weeks starting the new year, many Salesian programs in Madrid and across Spain launched fundraising campaigns to help others in need. The majority of these solidarity campaigns are traditional yearly events in Salesian houses. These events always encourage hope, help to set new goals and persevere in the mission of caring for youth in need, as more...
SPAIN: Salesian Missionaries Launch Educational Campaign Ahead of G20 Summit
By MissionNewswire at July 13, 2017 | 10:01 am
(MissionNewswire) Ahead of the recent G20 Summit, which took place in Hamburg, Germany on July 7-8, Salesian Missions in Madrid, Spain and the non-governmental organization Youth and Development launched a new education-focused campaign “A Pencil That Changes the Future” to encourage global leaders to keep a focus on education. On July 6, Salesian missionaries and more...
SPAIN: New Salesian Partnership Develops Work Preparatory Education for Youth
By MissionNewswire at July 3, 2017 | 7:25 am
(MissionNewswire) The Tenerife Cabildo, the governing body of the Spanish island of Tenerife, in collaboration with the Insular Foundation for Formation, Employment and Entrepreneurship Development and the Don Bosco Project, have developed a school that prepares students for work. It aims to offer additional professional opportunities to 15 young people who are between 16 more...
SPAIN: Salesian Summer Camps and Tours Benefit 18,000 Youth in Madrid and Surrounding Communities
By MissionNewswire at June 26, 2017 | 7:52 am
(MissionNewswire) Close to 18,000 young children and older youth will benefit from this year's Salesian summer camps. These events are organized by 2,500 leaders and 350 Salesian missionaries in Madrid and the surrounding areas. Salesian missionaries, through youth centers in Spain and around the globe, offer educational and recreational activities that keep youth engaged more...
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