Salesian missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon, have been providing food, shelter and support to Lebanese and refugee families affected by the Aug. 4 explosion that killed more than 200 people. Funding to support these emergency initiatives came from Salesian organizations around the globe including Salesian Missions.
Salesian missionaries working in the commune of Koumassi in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, implemented a project supporting the Salesian-run Don Bosco Foyer and Marie Dominique Foyer, operated by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. There are 41 boys and 21 girls who
Don Bosco Mission in Tonj, a town in the northwest region of South Sudan, has been able to support more than 3,500 internally displaced people with a recent COVID-19 initiative. Families found themselves faced with violent border conflicts and were left homeless. They were forced
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11. This International Day of the Girl will focus on several demands that girls have made, including to live free from gender-based violence, harmful practices,
Anjali Tresa Veliath, a counselor at Don Bosco School Alaknanda, located in New Delhi, India, was awarded a certificate of appreciation for her extraordinary and dedicated service in providing COVID-19 counseling to Delhi police personnel. As India went to a total lockdown, there was chaos
Three Don Bosco Training Centers in Liberia have installed solar energy systems to address the country’s expensive and often unreliable electricity supply. The new systems were installed at the Don Bosco Technical School in Monrovia, the Salesian school and youth center in New Matadi, and
[caption id="attachment_25161" align="alignright" width="248"] SOUTH AFRICA[/caption] (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Cape Town, South Africa, have been responding to COVID-19 with relief supplies, psychological support and prevention campaigns. In the early months of the pandemic, the Salesian Life Choices program, part of the Salesian Institute Youth Projects,
Salesian Father Rubinsky Sánchez has been living and working in the Salesian community of Machala, Ecuador, and has played a pivotal role in helping the community during the coronavirus pandemic. Protected by gloves, glasses and a mask, Fr. Sánchez organized the delivery of food kits to
The Salesian Youth Center at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Cebu, Philippines, has launched the #Let’sPlantPositivity initiative, a challenge to promote urban agriculture among youth. Started on July 9, youth were challenged to grow fruit and vegetables at home to teach them about cultivation,
As people in Venezuela continue to suffer from the country’s economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, Salesian missionaries remain living and working in the country. Missionaries are helping distribute food, water and hygiene products. They have helped returning migrants, organized community kitchens, supported people in