Don Bosco Fambul, located in Freetown, Sierra Leone and one of the country’s leading child-welfare organizations, supports young women who have been victims of the sex trade by providing them with training in hotel, catering, tailoring, or hairdressing disciplines, or formal education. Recently, 35 school
The Salesian House in Salinas de Guaranda, Ecuador, is increasing its capacity thanks to the supporters and friends of the Salesian mission in Ecuador and the generosity of the 2024 Missionary Campaign. The house now has an upgraded infrastructure and has been expanded to increase its
Salesian missionaries are working to help improve the lives of young migrants like Alex, a young man from Ghana who arrived in Italy by boat. Initially struggling on the margins of society, Alex found a path to fulfillment thanks to the support of the Salesian
The Salesian Technical and Vocational Training Center and Oratory in the Dominic Savio Community in Kubwa, Abuja, Nigeria, has new basketball and volleyball courts thanks to funding from Salesian Missions. The new courts will benefit more than 200 youth, families who visit the center on
The Don Bosco Boys Home in Ghana recently held several educational competitions for youth to test their skills in debate, storytelling and math. The educational activities were designed to be fun and allow youth to connect with their peers while showing what they have learned.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian and other international organizations in honoring World Health Day on April 7. In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) held the First World Health Assembly and designated the day to mark the founding of WHO. The first World Health Day was
The Makeni Post Novitiate House, within the Salesian Sacred Heart Community in Lusaka, Zambia, was able to add new security and a solar lighting system at the formation house thanks to funding from Salesian Missions. The project helps Salesian students and lay collaborators working at
The City of Youth Salesian Center, in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, opened the 50th anniversary of the Salesian Games. This year’s event was held under the theme “Young People, in Brotherhood and Hope, We Celebrate Half a Century of the Salesian Games.” The
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which is celebrated each year on April 6. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2013, and it has been celebrated each year
Don Bosco Technical College, located in Hwange, Zimbabwe*, is aiding the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services by offering vocational training courses to inmates, according to a recent article in the Chronicle in Zimbabwe. The goal is for inmates to learn a skill so they can