Salesian missionaries have the funding for the construction of the Mama Margaret Boarding House in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, thanks to donor funding through Salesian Missions. The construction started in the middle of August 2019 and is expected to finish in July 2020. The
The Opera Don Bosco Foundation, located in Milan, Italy, supports youth in need through education and social development programs at Salesian centers across Myanmar. The Don Bosco Vocational Training Center in the city of Myitkyina is one such center. Over the last 11 years, more
Close to 800 youth taking part in Salesian-run Manzini Youth Care programs, located in the city of Manzini in Swaziland, have better nutrition thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. In the third quarter of 2019, rice-meals were provided to a
Salesian missionaries are responding with aid relief for those impacted by the Taal volcano eruption that started on Jan. 12, 2020. The Taal volcano is the second most active volcano in the Philippines. The most recent eruption forced tens of thousands of people to leave
Five communities in Nigeria have clean water access thanks to donor funding through Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” The borehole projects have been completed in the Nigerian states of Bagbe, Litaye, Ondo, Akwa Ibom and Imo. Due to geographic conditions, there is very little potable
The Salesian “This is my home” program in Turin, Italy, recently launched new temporary shelter spaces for at-risk youth and foreign unaccompanied minors. The project to renovate the building was made possible by a donor and is intended to provide housing for young university students
The Salesian Diocesan Center of Arts and Trades (CDAM) in Les Cayes, Haiti, has a new back-up electricity system for the school thanks to Salesian Missions donors. The back-up electrical system is essential to the operation of the school due to Haiti’s unreliable electricity supply
When Robert Ocan heard rebel gunfire in the city center, he organized his family's escape and that of almost 7,000 other people. Thanks to his mobile phone, he warned the schoolteachers to bring the children into the bush. Now at Palabek Refugee Settlement, he is
Students attending technical training programs supported by the Don Bosco Foundation of Cambodia had access to proper nutrition in the fourth quarter of 2019 thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. The rice-meal donations were distributed to 650 students at Don
Don Bosco’s Prafulta Psychological Services, located in Mumbai, India, recently graduated 42 teachers who are now trained in basic skills in counseling. The teachers took the training course from June to November 2019. The Basic Skills in Counseling for Teachers program was launched in 2005