Salesian missionaries in Haiti have remained in the country but much of their school and youth center activities have stopped in the face of ongoing gang violence. Father Victor Auguste, a Salesian in the capital of Port-au-Prince, told Aleteia, “We are still working in areas
Salesian missionaries are providing education and support for poor youth at the Notre Dame de Clairvaux Center in Ivato, Madagascar. Father Erminio de Santis, originally from Italy, is one of those Salesian missionaries. He has been serving in Salesian centers in Madagascar for the past
Salesian missionaries in Ukraine* are still working to support those who have fled for safety two years after Russia invaded the country. UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has reported that more than 6.5 million people have fled since the start of the war and
The Salesian-run Anma Integrated Development Association (AIDA) in India held a one-day mushroom cultivation workshop for 22 participants, according to an article in The Morung Express. Through classroom and hands-on instruction, the workshop provided participants with the knowledge to create sustainable mushroom cultivation for employment.
At the Marie Dominique Center, located in the Koumassi suburb near Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast, 236 young women started professional training to help them improve their skills and living conditions. The center is run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
Salesian missionaries have launched Pibuiwena Arte Xavante project activities at the São João Batista Youth Center in Poxoréu, in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The project aims to promote the production of Indigenous crafts made by Indigenous families to help them improve their income.
The Salesian Hostel in the Don Bosco community of Onitsha, located in the Anambra State of Nigeria, has the support needed for a new roof project thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. While the roof is not yet completed, the funding helped pay for
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating World Water Day. Led by U.N.-Water, the organization that coordinates the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation, the day has been honored on March 22 every year since 1993.
Don Bosco ITI in Bidar, India, is collaborating with the Carmel Seva Trust and the Bidar Central Jail to offer skills training to men in prison in an effort to help rehabilitate them. The workshops will include training in electrical skills and plumbing. Currently, the
The Salesian Il Traghetto (the ferry) Day Center in La Spezia, Italy, has been working with youth ages 6-18 for the past 15 years. The center was founded in 2009 by Father Antonio Integlia, who is now a missionary in Patagonia. In 2010, full activities