Africa

Don Bosco Boys Town, located in Nairobi, has become Kenya's first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Digital Academy member institution. The launch event held Sept. 10 marks a significant step forward in cloud skills training and certification in the region.

Funding from 'The Heart of Elisa in the Heart of Africa' project honors memory of Elisa Claps [caption id="attachment_41432" align="alignright" width="248"] DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO[/caption] (MissionNewswire) Salesian International Volunteering for Development (VIS) is strengthening the medical dispensary at Don Bosco Ngangi Center in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo*. The medical

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Americas & Caribbean

The Salesian Agronomic Technical School in Barinas, Venezuela*, provides close to 100 students between the ages of 15-17 with an agricultural and livestock education. While attending school, youth have access to nutrition and health care, as well as recreational and extracurricular activities.

The Salesian Family Youth Center in Los Angeles, Calif., hosted an event for seven young writers from Boyle Heights who presented their first published book. The event, led by Luis Chacon and JC Montenegro, drew more than 50 attendees to support and celebrate the achievements of these young authors.

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Asia & Oceania

Don Bosco College Sulthan Bathery and BREADS, the Salesian development office in Bangalore, India, hosted an event for people affected by the recent devastating landslides in Wayanad. Around 200 people who survived the landslide participated in the “We Are with You as You Move Forward” Onam celebrations. Onam is the

Salesian missionaries were able to provide comprehensive care for vulnerable youth who reside at Don Bosco Anbu Illam Homes in India thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The project supports 105 youth, including 55 boys residing at Bosco Illam and 50 girls at Saranalayam. Youth range in age from

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Europe

More than 81,000 students resumed their education in Salesian schools in Spain during September. Salesians have 95 schools staffed by close to 6,000 educators who are ensuing the students are getting a high-quality education in the two Salesian provinces in Spain, St. James the Greater and Mary Help of Christians.

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Special Reports From Salesian Missions

Salesian Missions has launched its Annual Food Distribution Appeal, enabling donors to multiply their gift many times over by turning a $1 donation into $20 of critical nutrition. Through ongoing partnerships with international humanitarian aid organizations like Rise Against Hunger and Feed My Starving Children that donate tons of nutritious

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty held on Oct. 17 each year. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the 35th anniversary of the World Day to

Salesian Missions joins the international community and organizations around the globe in honoring World Food Day. Celebrated each year on Oct. 16, the day was established to bring attention to the plight of the world’s hungry and undernourished while providing an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the complex solutions

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