Salesian missionaries continue to respond after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Mandalay, Myanmar*, on March 28. The earthquake caused more than 3,600 deaths and injured more than 400,000 people. There was severe damage in many towns and villages in the Mandalay and Sagaing
The Salesian Vocational Training School, located inside of the Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda, has a new high-capacity water tank thanks to funding from Salesian Missions. The funding is part of the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.”
The Salesian Ricaldone Technical Institute, located in San Salvador, El Salvador, inaugurated a renewable energy laboratory as part of its commitment to environmental protection. The initiative is part of the institute’s clean energy educational courses and various environmental awareness activities. This new laboratory was made
Sixty Buddhist students from the Arambegama mission territory, Sri Lanka, took the Cambridge Final Exam, marking a historic achievement for the Don Bosco Cambridge English Academy. This milestone is the result of six years of groundwork and the perseverance to overcome numerous challenges.
Salesian Institute Youth Projects, located in Cape Town, South Africa, has graduated 175 youth from its NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) Employability Program, designed to equip youth with critical skills and opportunities for economic independence. These youth have gained SETA (Sector Education and
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing International Youth Day. Celebrated each year on Aug. 12, International Youth Day was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of issues affecting young people around the world.
Salesian missionaries in Kunkundjan Mariama, a small locality in Banjul, The Gambia, were able to increase their beekeeping activities thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The Don Bosco Garden at the school now has an additional 30 hives, which brings the total number of
Don Bosco Institute, located in Ibadan, Nigeria, celebrated the graduation of students who gained the skills for employment. The event was a joyous celebration of achievement, reflection and gratitude.
Salesian missionaries in Kabwe, Zambia, had the funding for pastoral programs for young adults thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. Salesians reached more than 2,000 youth and young adults, aged 15-35 who are from poor rural communities, through this project.
Father Dr. Mathew George, in the Salesian Kolkata Province in India, is leading a mission for aiding patients with leprosy in West Bengal. Under Fr. George’s leadership, Don Bosco HRD Mission Dhobasole has provided critical aid to patients at the Leprosy Hospital in Bankura, the