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BURUNDI: Salesian Missionaries Continue Programs in Wake of Ongoing Political Tension and Humanitarian Crisis
By MissionNewswire at June 3, 2015 | 9:41 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are continuing programming in the wake of a political crisis in Burundi. According to the United Nations, the crisis started in mid-April when protests erupted after the country's ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy party nominated President Pierre Nkurunziza as its more...
Africa , Burundi , East Africa , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific)
BURUNDI: Fortified Rice Meals from Stop Hunger Now Feed 800 Hungry Youth at Salesian School
By MissionNewswire at December 13, 2013 | 1:48 pm
(MissionNewswire) More than 800 youth participating in three different Salesian-run programs in Burundi have better access to nutrition thanks to a recent donation of fortified rice-meals. The donation was made possible through an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Stop Hunger Now, an international relief organization that provides food and life‐saving more...
Africa , Burundi , East Africa , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific)
MOZAMBIQUE: Salesians Provide Only Recognized Professional Teacher Training Program
By MissionNewswire at May 4, 2013 | 9:33 am
(MissionNewswire) Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked 172nd out of 182 countries on the UN Human Development Index with 54 percent of the population living in poverty, according to the World Bank. Poverty, combined with a shortage of trained teachers, has hampered efforts to open new schools. Currently, the Salesians operate the only more...
Africa , Mozambique , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific) , Southern Africa
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