Salesian missionaries and refugees at the Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda are working to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. They are working on prevention efforts within the camp by preparing detergent-based sanitizers for handwashing. They have also launched an initiative to make face masks,
Salesian missionaries in San Pedro Carchá are making improvements to the physical structures of their mission in the city. Salesians have been working in the Alta Verapaz Department, located within the northern region of Guatemala, since 1935. Carchá and Chisec are small cities in this
Children living in Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, within the Rwashi commune and cared for by Solene Tshilobo, president of the Mary Help of Christians Association, had access to better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. The
Salesian missionaries with the Higher School of Specialization in Clinical Psychology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, Italy, have launched a free digital psychological counseling platform. The goal is to help youth cope with the psychological impact that could result from the long isolation caused
Don Bosco Health Center in Akure, Nigeria, has launched a new video that highlights precautionary measures that people should take in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The Don Bosco Health Center has made it a point to provide education to all patients visiting the
Don Bosco Anbu Illam, located in Chennai, India, is supporting the health department of Greater Chennai Corporation with a united effort to aid homeless people who have been neglected during the quarantine period. The entire country has been enduring a lockdown, and the homeless have
Ecuador is one of the countries in Latin America most affected by COVID-19. The country is also facing tough economic conditions. To help support those in great need, Don Bosco Mission in Quito has started distributing $60 vouchers to dozens of Ecuadorian families living in
Salesian missionaries in Rwanda are responding with awareness initiatives and food distribution to the growing needs of those in their centers and communities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The food delivery has already started helping vulnerable citizens in Rwanda in the cities of
More than 2,300 poor youth across three Salesian programs in Uganda had access to better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. The rice-meal shipment was shared with Don Bosco Children and Life Mission (Don Bosco CALM) in the town
Salesian missionaries in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are working to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. While Salesians have stopped many activities, they cannot stop all work at their centers because of the great need in their communities. People have been kicked out