Children at Foyer Don Bosco, a home for abused and abandoned children in Kandi, Benin, have received food support thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The funding provided food support for 36 children, as well as cleaning products and medicines for the infirmary. Ten
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Youth Skills Day, celebrated each year on July 15 since 2014. To mark World Youth Skills Day 2022, Salesian Missions is proud to highlight technical and vocational programs that provide life-changing education and
Close to 18,000 youth will take part in summer activities hosted by the Salesians across Spain. From June through September, 160 activities are planned, including 102 urban summer activities at Salesian centers, 23 nature camps and 31 faith education camps. Activities are made possible thanks
Two Salesian educational institutes in India recently held job fairs to help graduating students find work in their chosen employment sector. In total, 230 students were hired as a result of these activities. Salesians are considered one of the largest vocational and technical education providers
Maria Fidelia Paau, a member of the Maya-Q'eqchi' ethnic group, was elected Indigenous Queen of Carchá, Guatemala with the title “Flower of the People” for 2022-2023. After her election, she went to the Salesian boarding school in San Pedro Carchá, where she lived while gaining
The El Girón campus of Salesian Polytechnic University in Quito, Ecuador, provided humanitarian aid for Indigenous people from the highlands who have moved to the capital due to the national strike. The aid event focused primarily on women, children and the elderly. More than 700
People living in the village of Katongo, Zambia received better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian organization committed to “feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit.” A rice-meal shipment was received in November 2021
Don Bosco Institute, located in Thecho, Nepal, recently held graduation for women in the tailoring and beautician training programs. Tailoring graduates received sewing machines at a discounted rate so that they can start work immediately after graduation. To date, Don Bosco Institute has trained close
Salesian vocational training centers in Pamplona, Spain have made 10 incubators for premature babies and provided them to Ukraine SOS Cluster, which is a group of associations and organizations helping provide support to the Ukrainian people. Five of the incubators are being sent to the
Salesian missionaries held the Without Borders Festival in Różanystok, Poland. The annual Salesian event brings together youth from different countries to attend performances and workshops focused on singing, acrobatics, performing arts, percussion, all forms of juggling, puppet theater, beatboxing, rap and breakdancing. This year, 60