The San Luigi Community in Gorizia, Italy offers hope for young migrants through a holistic model that combines care, education and vocational training. Since 2015, the community, located in the migratory crossroads of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, has been offering a welcoming environment for youth
The Patio Don Bosco Punitaqui, a Salesian oratory run by the Don Bosco Foundation in La Florida, Chile, is working to transform the lives of youth in situations of great vulnerability. Patio Don Bosco is part of the foundation’s commitment to the community that includes programs
The Salesian center in Al Fidar, Lebanon*, continues to play a crucial role in offering support to people in need with a focus on education, reconciliation and solidarity. Salesians report that the situation in Lebanon has shown signs of slow improvement. The ceasefire and the
Several Salesian centers were damaged in the early February violence in North Kivu Province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo*. After days of violence in Goma, rebels who invaded the city declared a unilateral ceasefire. The Salesian Mission Office in Madrid is hopeful that the
Salesian missionaries in the Atede community in the Gulu district of Uganda have been able to purchase land for a new agriculture school thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The new Salesian school will provide a source of education for poor youth while also
Salesian missionaries in the Don Bosco Mission Ponnur, in the city of Ponnur, Andhra Pradesh, India, have a new vehicle for their mission work thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The new vehicle is ensuring that Salesians have the reliable transportation they need for
The Salesians for Social Association network in Italy has launched a series of educational projects throughout the country, particularly in areas where there are many youth at-risk. The aim is to ensure that youth stay in school and gain the education they need. Italy is
Don Bosco Fambul, located in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is a national leader in child protection, operating the largest interim care and therapeutic centers for abused children in the country. Since it was established in 1998 to rehabilitate and reintegrate child soldiers, it has grown to
Salesian missionaries are working to support more than 30,000 people in a camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo*. On Jan. 27, the city of Goma was taken over by rebel troops that have been surrounding it for months. More than 2,000 people joined
Don Bosco City, located in Medellín, Colombia, works to improve the lives of vulnerable and at-risk youth who have often had their rights violated. Youth find a welcoming home where they are protected, and they receive support for their development and personal growth.