Salesian missionaries installed a functional borewell at Don Bosco College Chapaguri, located in Assam, India, to address the growing need for a reliable water source on campus. The project was funded by the “Clean Water Initiative” of Salesian Missions.
The Don Bosco Foundation, a Salesian initiative to benefit youth in Chile, reopened Patio Don Bosco Punitaqui, a center for youth who are vulnerable in the heart of La Florida. The reopening ceremony brought together authorities, entrepreneurs, families, and youth to celebrate a center that
Salesian missionaries in the village of West Arnibil, located in Assam, India, completed the St. Jude Chapel thanks to donor support from Salesian Missions. With the funding, Salesians were able to build the chapel, plaster and paint inside, complete wiring for lights and fans, and
An environmental education project of the Salesian Province of Paraguay is now reaching 18 schools and more than 11,000 students across the country, after launching in 2021 at five schools. The project promotes environmental awareness and sustainable practices in schools.
The Salesian Ceferino Namuncurá School in Argentina takes an active part in the Don Bosco Green Alliance, an international Salesian movement that contributes to global environmental action, thought and policy. One of the initiatives of the school's Eco Escuela-Huerta Escolar project is a composting project
Salesian missionaries have begun construction on a new secondary school building in the vulnerable neighborhood of Mugunga, on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo*. Father Pascal Mumba Kati, director of the Boscolac community, led the symbolic laying of the first stone to
Salesian missionaries living and working in Thailand responded quickly as violence erupted along the Thai-Cambodian border in late July, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee their homes. After the July 28 ceasefire, communities on both sides of the border face a daunting recovery in their
Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society (BREADS) in India, in collaboration with Bosconet and supported by Nestlé India's CSR initiative, distributed 5,000 essential food kits to flood-affected families across the Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Kottayam districts of Kerala. The initiative, conducted through the Don Bosco Centers
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Literacy Day. Celebrated each year on Sept. 8, the day was launched in 1967 to “remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights and
Salesian missionaries in the St. Francis of Assisi community of Burkina Faso have a new chapel thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The chapel is located in Bobo-Dioulasso, which is roughly 20% Catholic.