Don Bosco Boys Town in Nairobi, Kenya, was visited by Simon Bartley, outgoing honorary president of WorldSkills International. While addressing trainers and students, Bartley urged youth to embrace globalization, which will go a long way in fulfilling the world’s future needs. He said, “The future of
BoscoSocial projects focus on training and support and have impacted more than 14,000 children, adolescents and youth at risk of social exclusion. Nearly 1,400 families have been assisted thanks to the work of more than 400 educators and contract workers and more than 230 volunteers.
Through its presence on the streets and with courses and programs offered in slums and railway stations, Don Bosco Ashalayam assists thousands of street children every year. More than 80,000 children have benefited in three decades. Don Bosco Ashalayam also provides the Childline hotline, a
Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center (Don Bosco Legazpi), located in Banquerohan, Legazpi City, Philippines, has new equipment needed for a new soybean production program on its demonstration farm. Don Bosco Legazpi is a technical vocational school offering skills training and a farm development program for
Nawal, a 47-year-old Sudanese single mother of four children, now has a small tailoring business thanks to a scholarship she received for training from a project funded U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) through a Salesian technical and vocational training
Salesian missionaries offer schools and social development programs across Bolivia to ensure youth have access to education and hope for a brighter future. The Don Bosco Project, which launched in November 1991, acts as a hub to help coordinate activities among several local Salesian-run programs
Salesian missionaries have the funding for the construction of the Mama Margaret Boarding House in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, thanks to donor funding through Salesian Missions. The construction started in the middle of August 2019 and is expected to finish in July 2020. The
The Opera Don Bosco Foundation, located in Milan, Italy, supports youth in need through education and social development programs at Salesian centers across Myanmar. The Don Bosco Vocational Training Center in the city of Myitkyina is one such center. Over the last 11 years, more
Close to 800 youth taking part in Salesian-run Manzini Youth Care programs, located in the city of Manzini in Swaziland, have better nutrition thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. In the third quarter of 2019, rice-meals were provided to a
Salesian missionaries are responding with aid relief for those impacted by the Taal volcano eruption that started on Jan. 12, 2020. The Taal volcano is the second most active volcano in the Philippines. The most recent eruption forced tens of thousands of people to leave