Salesian missionaries have launched a new initiative to secure mattresses, mosquito nets and sheets for children who seek shelter at the Salesian Maison Papy reception center, part of the La Cité des Jeunes Don Bosco Lukunga Center in the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of
Salesian missionaries with the National Salesian Center for Vocational Training and Ongoing Education, have entered into a partnership with Yamaha to provide skills training in the automotive and motorsports field at the Don Bosco Social Works Vocational Training Center in Sesto San Giovanni near Milan,
Every two to three months, a team from the Salesian Mission Animation project travels through the Brazilian state of Mato Grasso to provide well repair and other services to the region's indigenous communities. Close to 500 people live in 13 villages near Campinapolis and benefit
To ensure youth in six Salesian centers have access to better nutrition, Salesian Missions launched its “Hunger for Education” project, funded by USAID. Before the feeding program began, some vocational training students fainted during their practical exercises due to a lack of food. Now students
Starting mid-January, 1,157 young people will have an opportunity to give back through civil service volunteering. Salesians for Social coordinates the service in Italy and other countries, which enables youth to have life-changing volunteer experiences. There are 90 projects that will host volunteers in Italy,
The Little Schools were located on the Salesian-run National Academy of Arts (ENAM) campus, where nearly every building collapsed during the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Hundreds of students on the campus were killed—many of the older students were studying to become teachers. Today, all
The Don Bosco Center in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo issued graduation certificates to 69 students, many who had previously lived on the street. Graduates started coursework 14 months ago with two months of literacy training, followed by nine months
Salesian missionaries in the Great Lakes Province of Rwanda are working toward modernization of technical and vocational training for youth. The growing number of youth who want technical education is in part what sparked this renewed effort. Brother Hubert Twagirayezu, director of the Salesian planning
The Don Bosco Catholic University in Campo Grande, Brazil, has recently launched its first international postgraduate course known as “Salesianity.” The course is intended for collaborators of Salesian programs and centers, members of the Salesian congregation, and committed lay people. The specialization has been offered
Five years after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake struck Haiti and reduced the Salesian Youth Center in Fort Liberté, Haiti, to rubble, Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, rebuilt it. The reconstruction project, made possible by many generous