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
Father José Valdivia, provincial economer, has offered the courtyard of the Salesian Provincial House, located in the Breña neighborhood, Lima, Peru, to welcome migrants in need until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. About 90 Haitians were unable to travel to Ecuador because of the emergency
Salesian Missions provided funding to Don Bosco Gumbo, located in Juba, South Sudan, to support coronavirus prevention efforts and nutrition assistance at a local camp for those internally displaced in the country. “To date, South Sudan has four confirmed cases of COVID-19. A special task
Salesian reception houses for street children in Luanda, Angola, are currently hosting nearly 300 minors. Youth can find a place to sleep, water to wash with, clean clothes, food and the possibility of going to school. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Salesian missionaries
Salesians in the West African Province are serving youth across the four countries of Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The Don Bosco Network, which is part of the West African Province, launched into immediate action to help fight the spread of COVID-19 within its centers and communities.
The sudden spread of the COVID-19 in Mexico brought an unseen state of emergency to Tijuana. Salesian missionaries are assisting thousands of people at risk through the Salesian Padre Chava Refectory. The refectory provides meals and other assistance to migrants from Mexico, Central America and
Youth attending Don Bosco Youth Center in Rundu, Namibia, have access to better nutrition thanks to Salesian Missions donors. Hunger has been declared a national disaster in this drought-ridden country. With donor funding, Salesian missionaries running the Don Bosco Youth Center are able to provide