Mission Don Bosco, the Salesian Mission office in Turin, Italy, has provided support for a new center in Kagwema, Burundi*, a town of 60,000 people. Infrastructure and services are lacking, and as a result, many children and youth are unable to receive an education.The goal
Salesian Missions joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring the Catholic World Day of Peace. Every year on Jan. 1, the Pope marks the day with a special message inviting all people to reflect on the important work of building peace. Pope Paul VI
Don Bosco Boys Town Vocational Training Center, located in Nairobi, Kenya, recently held a graduation for 117 young men who are ready to find long-term employment with the skills they learned. The graduation began with Catholic Mass celebrated by Father Simon Asira, superior of the
Don Bosco Sadan, a rehabilitation center for boys, located in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala, was inaugurated by Honorable Antony Raju, minister for road transport. The new center is part of the Drug Rehabilitation Education and Mentoring (DREAM) initiative
The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, in collaboration with Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Comboni Missionary Sisters and Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, facilitated the “How are the girls?” study, according to a Vatican News story. The research
Salesian missionaries launched a new building at a vocational training center in Formosa, Argentina. The building is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians and was built and equipped as part of the "Women and Work" project to improve the living situation of women through job
Salesian missionaries have continued to develop the St. Joseph’s Farm, in Sagamu, Nigeria, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The farm is a center for training, research and production on 25 hectares of land acquired by the Salesians.
Don Bosco Mithra School, located in Bangalore, India, collaborated with Rainbow Children’s Hospital to spread awareness about the challenges faced by children post-COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1,500 children from schools in the region took part in a walk while carrying signs with messages about issues
More than 350 children and older youth raced with Luke Kelly, a 22-year-old marathon runner and a member of the famous musical group "Kelly Family" from Germany, on his most recent trip to Kenya. Some of the youth were street children who have found a
Salesians with Don Bosco Tech Africa in Nigeria are providing training about safeguarding and protecting children. Salesians work with abandoned children in two centers in Nigeria. One is in Lagos, opened in 2018, and the other is Ibadan, opened in 2009. These centers are changing