Students who are part of the Don Bosco Green Alliance team at the Dom Bosco Institute São Paulo in Brazil promoted the “Drive Thru Green Alliance” campaign. The event to collect electronic waste raised awareness about the importance of the correct disposal of electronic waste
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco College in Bangalore, India, are establishing a new canteen thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The canteen will provide a clean space with nutritious food for students, faculty and staff on campus, where there currently is none. The new
The Salesian Institute Youth Projects, located in Cape Town, South Africa, has graduated 16 students in its accredited tailor’s program. The Stitch Ahead Sewing program aims to provide youth with marketable skills for sustainable employment in the textile and manufacturing sectors.
Salesian missionaries have been providing ongoing support services, including educational opportunities, for unaccompanied foreign minors in Italy. In 2024, more than 18,000 unaccompanied foreign minors were received in the country from Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. The regions with the highest number of admissions were
John Paul Oraon, a member of the Oraon Indigenous group, field researcher, and interviewer, has released a new documentary “Your sweat nurtures, the tea garden flourishes” featuring tea garden workers and their fight for dignity in Sonali, India. The film premiered for villagers at the
The Salesian Polytechnic University has launched a new community engagement and outreach project in the Salesian missions in Yaupi, Bomboiza, and Sevilla Don Bosco in Ecuador. The main goal is to provide academic support and digital resources to students in Amazonian communities. This project will
The “FESOR Don Bosco” waste management training project for youth in Bogotá, Colombia, officially concluded with an event to share the results achieved by the project. Feedback was gathered to continue strengthening educational and environmental initiatives focused on the protection of the environment.
Salesian missionaries in Tbilisi, Georgia, are working to establish a vocational educational center and residence for youth who are vulnerable thanks in part to funding from Salesian Missions. The center will offer education for 60-100 students older than age 16 who are working to gain
Salesian missionaries have opened Zatti Saúde, a new branch of the Salesian Mato Grosso Mission in Araçatuba, Brazil, to manage essential mental health and primary care services. The center will work in partnership with the Araçatuba City Council.
Young women from the Salesian Talita Kumi Center, located in San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala, have taken another step in reaffirming their commitment to environmental sustainability. As part of a strategy led by students, the center has eliminated the use of disposable cups and plates during