The Santo Domingo Savio Salesian Center in Cartago, Costa Rica, has an ongoing initiative to collect food donated by parishioners and provide it to poor families in the community. Currently, the initiative reaches 40 families near the Salesian Center.
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Development Center in Dungalpitiya, Sri Lanka, are involved in relief activities to help those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Marginalized families are sinking into debt and poverty. The Don Bosco Development Center is keeping a register of those most in
Salesian Social Platforms in Madrid, Spain, has launched the “Experiences without decent work” campaign to invite people to reflect on the unemployment and underemployment faced by more than nearly 11 million people in the country. Salesian Social Platforms manages 131 social and work integration projects in
Students and staff at the Salesian College in Maputo, Mozambique, will have clean water access thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” More than 700 people were directly impacted by this project and another 200 families from the local community will also
The Don Bosco Center for Malnourished Children in San Carlos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, received funding from donors of Salesian Missions to help support children and families in need. Currently, 150 boys and girls access the services of the Don Bosco Center for Malnourished Children each
Salesian Father Anil D'sa, director of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement, in collaboration with the Sneha Charitable Trust, brought together a group of 50 young volunteers to help support Bangalore hospitals in India. The group has been called the “COVID Warriors” and is made up
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian and other international organizations in honoring International Day of Families celebrated each year on May 15. In honor of the day, Salesian Missions is proud to share some of its programs around the globe that provide education and services that support
The Don Bosco Animation and Research Kendra Center, located in New Delhi, India, is committed to supporting families living in the slums. Salesians have identified 100 families for its Holistic Education Learning Project (HELP). As part of the program, families come to the center to
Youth groups from the Don Bosco Center in Bahía Blanca, a city in the southwest province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, have resumed activities in the courtyard that had been previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Valdocco Theater, the Family Catechesis, the Explorers and
Amid a devastating second wave of COVID-19, Salesian missionaries across India are taking action. In response, Salesian Missions has launched an emergency appeal for donations. Salesian missionaries, who have been working in the country long before the pandemic, are helping families in need.