In February 2020, Salesian missionaries, led by Father Agustin Togo, launched the Yankuam Jintia Fútbol School for indigenous Achuar communities in Ecuador. Located in the community of Wichimi, the school aims to educate children and older youth about technical skills of the game, as
Don Bosco Foundation was able to provide services under its “Care and Prevention” program for at-risk children in Santiago, Chile, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The funding helped provide mental health support, educational
Magone Home Aftercare Program, located in Cebu, Philippines, received funding to pay for critical staff positions thanks to Salesian Missions donors. The funding helped support the work of two psychologists, two educators, two social workers and two houseparents for one month. The Magone Home Aftercare
The Kerala Interstate Migrants Alliance for Transformation project has been intervening in the lives of the interstate migrants across Kerala, India, by setting up migrant help desks in 11 districts. These help desks provide support services and legal assistance to migrant laborers, especially those who
Don Bosco University in Soyapango, El Salvador, held the Science Challenge for the second consecutive year in honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The event was organized by Don Bosco University’s Women's Empowerment Program “Promueve” and aims to empower women interested
Mountaintop villagers in Watzapampa and Shinua Jangas-Huaraz, Peru,were able to run 2,500 feet of piping to bring clean drinking water to their villages in 2016, improving the quality of life for more than 1,200 people thanks to donor funding through Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.”
Homeless children have support at the Foyer Don Bosco, a home for abused and abandoned children in Kandi, Benin, thanks to the support of Salesian Missions donors. Many of the children served have been abandoned by their families, victims of abuse and victims of forced
Salesian missionaries at Don Bosco Palabek, within the Palabek Refugee Settlement in Uganda, are providing much needed psycho-social support and pastoral care for thousands of Christian residents. They also operate four nursery schools that educated 743 students in 2019. Salesian missionaries also started the Child
Salesian missionaries in Europe have launched the DB Wave educational project in response to a growing need for more skills training to help youth find and retain employment. In the long-term, the project is expected to impact close to 60,000 students and 7,000 vocational education
On the outskirts of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center recently created a dressmaking workshop to ensure that young women have the same access to education and skills training as young men. The training course is working to attract women,