Since 2023, the Dom Bosco Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, has been carrying out a campaign to collect plastic bottle caps, aluminum seals, cooking oil, and used motor oil, receipts, and discarded batteries. The main objectives of the campaign are to raise environmental awareness, facilitate
People who were victims of a devastating fire in Bo City, Sierra Leone, received support and resources to ensure their safety, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. Many of the people have a disability, such as blindness or a physical disability, and do not
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring World AIDS Day celebrated each year on Dec. 1. The day is held to honor AIDS victims and focuses on prevention and treatment issues surrounding HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immune
Through the Salesian Slovenia* Oratory Association, the number of summer youth oratories across the country has grown considerably and even surpassed pre-pandemic numbers. In 2020, when almost all youth and pastoral programs were affected by the pandemic, Salesians and oratory leaders were concerned about the
Salesian centers in Syria* are providing youth a safe haven and a place where they can continue to cultivate their dreams and their faith through education and support. Salesian centers are located in Aleppo, Damascus and Kafroun.
Don Bosco Kilimanjaro International Institute for Telecommunications, Electronics and Computers (Don Bosco KIITEC), located in Arusha, Tanzania, has a new hostel for 300 students thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The construction for the hostel had been started thanks to a local benefactor, and
The Salesian Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá Province of South Argentina launched an environmental project to raise awareness about sustainability in eight Salesian centers. The project, funded with the support of the Swiss Salesian organization Jugendhilfe Weltweit (JuWe), has reached 5,000 youth directly and another 2,000 people
Salesian missionaries in the Amazon are better able to travel to remote villages to provide people pastoral support thanks to outboard motors that were purchased with donor funding from Salesian Missions. More than 1,000 youth and their families living in the Alto Rio Negro region
The Don Bosco Job Placement Network and the Don Bosco Salesian Institute in Kokar, near Ranchi, India, organized a labor fair for the city’s youth. The event was attended by 12 companies that offered more than 1,000 job opportunities.
Salesians in Nazareth are responding to the unique challenges faced by Arab communities in Israel, exacerbated by the ongoing conflict since Oct. 7, 2023, which has led to increasing levels of fear, anxiety and depression among youth. To focus on these urgent needs, the Salesians