Donor funding allowed Salesians to expand the provincial house to benefit youth and Salesians in Chawama, within Lusaka, Zambia. The funding, provided by Salesian Missions, allowed Salesians to start construction and procure materials such as blocks, cement, steel, sand, and aluminum windows. This provides a
Students from the Salesian College in Siliguri, India, recently launched “LuvlyU — Love, Understand and Value Yourself as You Are”, a digital platform designed to promote self-confidence and mental well-being for youth. The initiative was developed by Anand Kumar, a M.Sc. psychology student, in collaboration
Salesian missionaries were able to complete a renovation project for the priests' residence and parish office of the Salesian Chemchem Parish, located in Lindi, Tanzania, thanks to donor funding. Salesian Missions provided the funding for plastering, flooring, painting, ceilings, doors and windows. The construction also
Students from Don Bosco Technical School, located in Kep, Cambodia, participated in an annual training-of-trainers workshop focusing on ancestral wisdom, environmental issues, community building and the Don Bosco Preventive System. Organized under the Young Leadership Project, the five-day program was held at the Don Bosco
Don Bosco Gatenga Vocational Training Center, located in Gatenga, in the Kicukiro District of Kigali, Rwanda, is working to multiply the impact of renewable energy in educational centers. It regularly hosts education programs in photovoltaic solar energy for vocational training educators and teachers. Initiatives combine
Salesian missionaries are in the process of establishing Don Bosco University Moramanga, in eastern Madagascar. As the area is marked by poverty, a lack of health care and non-existent roads, education is a priority.
At the Don Bosco Center in Adwa, Ethiopia*, 3,000 loaves of bread are baked every day and distributed mainly to children affected by hunger. This is one of the many ways that Salesians continue to support people still facing challenges in the Tigray region of
Salesian missionaries have carried out maintenance work on deep wells, replacing submersible pumps in various villages within the Parabubure Indigenous territory, in the Campinápolis area of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The goal is to ensure a strong water supply for the Santa Luzia, Santarém and Aopa
Don Bosco Utume in Nairobi, Kenya, has been able to renovate the building housing students thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The funding transformed the living conditions of 215 people, mostly seminarians, by renovating and upgrading 23 student rooms and attached bathrooms and rehabilitating
Salesian missionaries had the funding for scholarships for 34 economically disadvantaged girls studying at Don Bosco School, located in Muniguda in the Rayagada District, Odisha, India. The scholarship funds were received from Salesian Missions and were used for school fees, hostel fees, and educational materials.