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The Salesian Province of the Middle East has had added challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to persistent economic challenges, those who have been internally displaced and the explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4. The Salesian province has 13 Salesian institutions and centers including five in

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Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty held on Oct. 17. This year’s theme is “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all." Salesian environmental programs help youth give back

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Salesian Missions joins the international community and organizations around the globe in honoring World Food Day on Oct. 16. During the pandemic, Salesian missionaries, staff and volunteers have increased their efforts to ensure that children out of school, families who have lost income, migrant workers

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Salesian Missions joins the international community in celebrating Global Handwashing Day 2020. The day, organized by the Global Handwashing Partnership, is celebrated each year on Oct. 15. The 2020 Global Handwashing Day theme is “Hand Hygiene for All” and focuses on the recent global initiative

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Salesian missionaries have launched the Center for Digital Education and Innovation (CEDI San Juan Bosco), a new training center, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, thanks to support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Salesian missionaries help ensure disadvantaged youth gain the skills needed for

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Salesian missionaries in the Central American Province are focused on the psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being of Salesian staff. The Artemide Zatti project aims to address health risk factors through psycho-education initiatives and anxiety, depression and spirituality through individual and group therapeutic support initiatives.

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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.

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