(MissionNewsire) The Salesian-run São José educational community in Campinas, a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State in the country's Southeast Region, was affected by a tornado with winds of more than 80 kilometers. The Southeast regions of Brazil experienced high winds, lightening, damaging hail and
(MissionNewsire) Salesian missionaries in Lubumbashi, the second-largest city in the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, facilitated a give-back opportunity for youth from various schools within the city. Youth sought donations of clothes, shoes and food and delivered it to the Kapolowe mission,
(MissionNewsire) Don Bosco Institute in Rawson, the capital city of the Argentine province of Chubut, a sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, collected blankets that were donated to poor families in the neighboring communities within the province. In addition, for
(MissionNewsire) Since 2001, Salesian missionaries have been providing shelter and education to poor youth in Mongolia. Salesian programs aid students who are having difficulty coping in traditional high school settings and families who are arriving in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar in desperate need of
(MissionNewsire) Salesian missionaries in San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador, operate a restaurant named Mamma Margaret, which feeds the elderly who live in public housing or on the street. Many of the people who come to the restaurant have no one to take
(MissionNewsire) Don Bosco Recreation Center at Don Bosco High School Matunga in Mumbai organized two summer camps held in April and May. The camps had more than 1,600 youth participating in sports and arts activities. Don Bosco institutions across the Mumbai province have been leaders
(MissionNewsire) Salesian missionaries in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s cosmopolitan capital, launched their sixth campaign to collect school supplies in order to provide poor youth the necessities they need to focus on school and advance in their educational studies. In March 2016, students attending Salesian schools collected
(MissionNewsire) Salesian missionaries operate the Open Arms Community in the town of Camporeale, located within the Province of Palermo in the Italian region of Sicily. Here missionaries provide education and social development services to the many unaccompanied minors who come to Italy seeking a better
(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Recreation Center at Don Bosco High School Matunga in Mumbai organized two summer camps held in April and May. The camps had more than 1,600 youth participating in sports and arts activities. Don Bosco institutions across the Mumbai province have been leadersin providing youth with world class sporting and educational facilities and infrastructure
(MissionNewsire) One month from the 7.8 earthquake that killed 660 and initially left tens of thousands homeless in Ecuador, thousands of people still remain in informal shelters which lack basic services. The earthquake, which struck on April 16, destroyed water systems, collapsed roads, and affected