Spain
SPAIN: New Educational Initiative by Don Bosco Foundation Gives Second Chance at Education to At-Risk Youth
By MissionNewswire at January 9, 2017 | 10:40 am
(MissionNewswire) A new educational initiative by the Don Bosco Foundation, with the approval of the Andalusian Educational Inspectorate in Spain, offers different forms of schooling without requiring students to attend formal secondary education. Thirteen youth from the city of Cordoba who come from complex backgrounds are attending courses at the Salesian center to more...
SPAIN: Salesian Students Restore Used and Broken Bicycles to Provide to Poor Youth
By MissionNewswire at November 30, 2016 | 1:49 pm
(MissionNewswire) For the fifth consecutive year, students at the Salesian Intermediate School in Elche, a town located in the region of Baix Vinalopó, Spain, have held a workshop to restore bicycles for youth in need. This year’s project was named "Bicycle Solidarity 5.0” and was facilitated by Dr. Pedro Moreno who teaches fundamental education in vehicle more...
SPAIN: Providing Training, Workforce Development for Unemployed Youth
By MissionNewswire at November 29, 2016 | 3:43 pm
(MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Foundation Project in Córdoba, a city in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, is helping youth gain the skills needed for stable employment. The project helps to address the high unemployment rate faced by youth in Spain by building connections between employers in need of a new skilled workforce and the youth who need employment. One more...
SPAIN: Salesian Summer Programs Provide Educational, Recreational Activities for Close to 18,000 Youth
By MissionNewswire at August 15, 2016 | 9:55 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian programs across Spain provided summer camps and tours for close to 18,000 youth during the school break in Spain. The summer activities were organized by 2,500 youth leaders and 350 Salesian staff. When school breaks for the summer in Spain thousands of youth enjoy a well-deserved break. While many educational institutions close for the summer, more...
SPAIN: Salesian-run Pinardi Federation’s First Professional Experience Program Placed Close to 75 Percent of its Participants into Employment
By MissionNewswire at January 26, 2016 | 5:47 pm
(MissionNewswire) The Pinardi Federation of Salesian Social Platforms, in collaboration with the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, launched the First Professional Experience program at the end of 2014. Within the first year, the new program was able to improve the employability of 97 youth and help find employment for 73 of them. The program results were presented in the Fall more...
Europe , In the News , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific) , Spain
EUROPE: Salesian Missionaries Providing Shelter and Education to Refugees Arriving in Europe
By MissionNewswire at October 14, 2015 | 5:59 am
(MissionNewswire) Europe is experiencing a maritime refugee crisis of historic proportions, according to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. Already in 2015, more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Europe. At the end of 2014, 59.5 million people worldwide, the highest level on record, were forcibly displaced as a more...
Europe , Germany , Italy , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific) , Spain , Special Reports
SPAIN: Salesian Missionaries Develop Awareness Campaign to Prevent Migrant Deaths at Sea, Child Trafficking
By MissionNewswire at June 30, 2015 | 4:05 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Spain are focusing their efforts on raising awareness of the dangers faced by migrants coming to Europe and child trafficking, two important issues facing the international community. Both issues are rooted in economic inequality and a lack of educational opportunities and social development support. Migrant populations face more...
SPAIN: Campaign Launched to Highlight Struggles of Youth Unfairly Kept in Juvenile Justice Centers
By MissionNewswire at June 24, 2015 | 5:58 pm
(MissionNewswire) According to the United Nations, more than 1 million youth across the globe are deprived of their freedom in police stations, prisons and juvenile detention centers. The majority of them do not have previous criminal records and many have been accused of petty crimes like begging or sleeping on the streets. Nearly 60 percent of these juvenile offenders more...
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SPAIN: More Than 1,100 Women Gain Job Skills and Employment Opportunities through Salesian Initiatives
By MissionNewswire at February 12, 2015 | 9:48 am
(MissionNewswire) A collaboration of six Salesian institutions, all members of the State Coordination of the Salesian Social Platforms in Spain, has implemented the Empodera-T project aimed at empowering women in vulnerable circumstances and poverty. The project provides socio-educational and workforce development services for women to help them gain employable skills more...
SPAIN: Salesian-run Pinardi Federation Provides Mentoring and Internships for Students with Visual Impairments
By MissionNewswire at August 22, 2014 | 6:01 pm
(MissionNewswire) Spain, which has been hit hard by the current economic troubles in Europe, now has the greatest inequality of the 27 countries of the European Union. According to the World Bank, close to 25 percent of Spanish workers are unemployed and a growing number of them can’t afford to buy enough food to live. One in five citizens are living below the poverty more...
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