Salesian Missions celebrates Universal Children’s Day on Nov. 20. The theme of Universal Children’s Day 2019 is a continuation of the 2018 theme, “Children are taking over and turning the world blue.” This theme focuses on building a world where every child is in school,
Salesian Missions honors World Toilet Day on Nov. 19, which brings the world’s attention to the global needs of sanitation and marks the founding of the World Toilet Organization which started on Nov. 19, 2001. The World Toilet Organization notes that 4.2 billion people live
Assam Don Bosco University, India's first Catholic university, is highlighted in a documentary produced by the BBC through StoryWorks, its commercial productions division. The “Aiming Higher” project conveys the important role universities play in the transformation of the world. The series spotlights how the people
Salesian missionaries in Rukago, Burundi, inaugurated a new building for the Maison Cana orphanage. The building is a large two-story structure. The work began in 2012 with the ground floor and continued in various stages based on the availability of funds from various benefactors, mainly
Salesian missionaries working at the Don Bosco Technical School in Dekemhare, a town roughly 40 km southeast of the capital city of Asmara in Eritrea, have been able to buy a cow and food to feed it thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. Raising
Salesian-run Radio-Television Ichilo, based in the municipality of Yapacaní in the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was attacked on Nov. 10 by a violent group linked to the government of former President Evo Morales. Radio Ichilo is known for its social commitment and service to
Salesian missionaries working in the Makululu Settlement in Kabwe, Zambia, purchased close to 25 acres of land and developed a farm thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. There, Salesian missionaries operate the Don Bosco Children Home, a nursery school that prepares young children for
Salesian missionaries have launched the fourth Don Bosco College in Assam, India. Don Bosco College Bongaigaon was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal on Nov. 4. The college will provide advanced education so that students can gain the skills needed for long-term stable
The Salesian educational center Don Bosco El Prado in La Paz, Bolivia, closed on Nov. 6 after police detonated five tear gas grenades inside the school, risking the safety of everyone, including the close to 1,000 students, teachers and administrative staff. Social protests in Bolivia
The Salesian Teresa Gerini Vocational Training Center in Rome, Italy, has launched an initiative to connect local companies and entrepreneurs to youth taking courses in order to build a better bridge between school and work. The first meeting between the Salesian center and local companies