Salesian missionaries in Suva, Fiji, recently went to the villages of Muanikoso and Makoi to check on youth and provide them educational materials. Since the start of the pandemic and the lockdowns that followed, Salesians have been working to maintain relationships with youth in their
Don Bosco Development Society continues to provide aid to those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Most recently, with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation, Salesian missionaries provided 450 families in the slums of Mumbai with kits that contained groceries,
Don Bosco Youth Center in Rundu, Namibia, has a renovated a children's playground thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. Prior to the renovations, the playground was in a dilapidated state and dangerous, leaving children without a place to play and connect with their peers.
Salesian missionaries with Retreat-Don Bosco, located in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India, have a new vehicle thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. Yercaud has a mountainous terrain and the previous vehicle was having mechanical problems every month. It had been overused in the hills during
Don Bosco College in Manaus, Brazil, is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year. In 2019, Don Bosco College started assessing the need for a local kindergarten and how it could accommodate that within the building’s current structure. The renovation was completed this year and in
The Salesian Missions Office in Madrid, Spain, has launched the “Innocence behind bars” campaign in collaboration with the new documentary "Libertad," directed by filmmaker Raúl de la Fuente. The campaign and documentary shed light on the daily life of youth in the Pademba Road Prison
Salesian missionaries in Huelva, Spain, hosted a recent event for the “New shoes for those who need them most” campaign, an initiative of the La Caixa Foundation. The event was hosted in collaboration with the Municipality of Huelva and provides new shoes for 1,871 youth
Salesian Institute Carlos Gómez, located in the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, has launched a senior technician university diploma program. This course provides a higher level of education than previously offered and is designed to help students obtain an engineering degree.
Six former Salesian students from Spain and Thailand competed in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The Spanish Paralympic delegation included Miriam Martínez Rico and Sara Fernández. Rico attended a Salesian school in Ibi and Fernández attended the Salesian Institute in Triana. The Thai national 5-a-side
Salesian missionaries living and working at Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda are able to provide education to refugee children thanks in part to donor funding from Salesian Missions.