UniSalesiano, the Salesian University in Araçatuba, Brazil, has invested in the purchase of medical tablets for the Municipal Health Department of Araçatuba to optimize home care. The tablets will also allow accurate monitoring of the location of the professionals and citizens being assisted. The technology
Salesian missionaries in Rundu, Namibia, completed phase three of a construction project for the new St. John Bosco Church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The project will benefit more than 6,500 Catholics in the community.
Don Bosco Dhisha, located in Hyderabad, India, in collaboration with the Salesian Diocese of Khammam, successfully facilitated employment for 467 young job seekers at a job fair. The event attracted more than 780 participants and featured 27 companies across sectors such as IT, banking, health
Salesians were able to help support children at two orphanages in Aleppo, Syria*, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. Both an Armenian orphanage housing 30 children and a Muslim orphanage hosting 50 children, aged 6-18, were supported through the ongoing project.
The Salesian Mission Center in Boyle Heights, California, has become a place where people of all ages aim to help others. The Burrito Project and the Clothing the Poor project are two projects that are bringing people together, especially youth, to give back to community
Salesian missionaries in 23 oratories in the Salesian Province of Southern Italy, in Campania, Basilicata, Puglia and Calabria, are ensuring that youth have access to safe and fun summer programs. A recent survey conducted by Father Giuseppe Russo, provincial delegate for Youth Ministry, found that
Young women have graduated from Don Bosco Muhazi Vocational Training School in Rwanda after a six-month course in agriculture supported by the Gender Matters for Green TVET project. The project focused on education for young mothers and other youth who are vulnerable. The graduation ceremony
Salesian missionaries with the School of Agriculture and Rural Volunteering, located in Moxico Velho, Luena, Angola, were able to complete construction projects thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. With the funding, Salesians rehabilitated the
Salesian missionaries in the Gumbo refugee camp in Juba, South Sudan*, are improving the living conditions of vulnerable families by providing waterproof tarpaulins for the rainy season. More than 5,000 people are impacted by this donation.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Humanitarian Day. Celebrated every year on Aug. 19, World Humanitarian Day honors the humanitarian efforts worldwide that support people in crisis.