Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society (BREADS), located in Bangalore, India, organized a two-day staff training for members of the DREAM (Drug Rehabilitation Education and Mentoring) program. The training enhanced the knowledge of staff on substance use among youth, as well as provided prevention strategies
The Youth Services Organization, located in the headquarters of Bosconia, in the Los Martires area of Bogota, Colombia, was able to provide food for more than 60 children and older youth each day during March and April 2022, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions,
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Day Against Child Labor. The day has been celebrated on June 12 since 2002, and it brings attention to the global extent of child labor and the action and efforts needed to eliminate
Don Bosco Youth-Net, the European network of Salesian youth organizations based in Belgium, and its partners have launched a two-year project focused on volunteering. The project, known as “The future is Europe: voluntary service and social change,” is being launched with the support of Erasmus+,
Don Bosco Fambul won the “Solidarity Project Award” from the Spanish daily newspaper ABC for the Girls Os+ program. The program provides support and recovery for underage girls who are victims of sexual violence and abuse and forced into prostitution. Since the program was launched
Salesian missionaries have set up a modular city composed of prefabricated buildings designed to temporarily welcome those displaced by war inside of Ukraine. Salesians are calling the city Mariapolis, the city of Mary. The city was set up by the Municipality of Lviv in collaboration
Don Bosco Ben Cat Youth Center, located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, launched its summer 2022 basketball tournament in May. This tournament brings together 38 teams and more than 300 young players who will show off their skills during the competition. Salesian schools and
Salesian missionaries with the Vocational Training Center, located in Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy, are auctioning a Fiat Panda 4x4 passenger car to raise money for the Salesian-run school Notre Dame de Clairvaux in Ivato, Madagascar, which provides free elementary and vocational training for 400 students. The
Salesian missionaries in San Pedro Carchá have been working on a housing reconstruction project since torrential rains and severe flooding decimated rural villages in Guatemala. The storm on Nov. 4, 2020, isolated entire rural communities and devastated crops and housing. Chiachal, approximately 40 miles (65
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Environment Day held annually on June 5. World Environment Day has the theme of #OnlyOneEarth and “calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.” The