Xavier Loipio credits the success in his life to the time he spent at Don Bosco Technical School in Gabutu, Papua New Guinea. He graduated in 2009 with a degree in maintenance fitting and machining. Xavier started his career as a marine fitter and has
Salesian missionaries in the indigenous community of Salinas de Guaranda in Ecuador launched two new projects to help the local economy and provide economic opportunities for indigenous women. The first project is a factory for herbal teas and essential oils, which will impact 120 indigenous
Salesian missionaries with the People's Action for Rural Awakening (PARA) held the National Convention of School Human Rights Clubs in Vijayawada, India, on Dec. 28, 2019. The meeting brought together 600 girls and boys representing 630 schools from two Indian states—Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Children
The Don Bosco Institute in Genoa, Italy, joined the Don Bosco Green Alliance, an international Salesian network that contributes to global environmental action, thought and policy. Since October 2019, the Don Bosco Institute has made specific commitments to promote the mission of the alliance. These
The Don Bosco University in Soyapango, El Salvador, recently partnered with the city’s Channel 12’s “Hola El Salvador” program to fulfill the dream of Jairo Alemán, a father and bus driver who lost his leg to an infection. The program’s production staff contacted Don Bosco
Rebecca, a young woman serving with the Salesian-run Great Britain Bosco Volunteer Action, wrote about her experiences in Tanzania. She has already served three months of nine months. Soon after arriving, Rebecca attended a class to learn how to structure English language lessons and said,
The Don Bosco Development Society is providing education in 10 villages in the state of Rajasthan, India, for 300 extremely poor and disadvantaged children, including children of farmers and workers in quarries. The educational project is supported by the van Ameringen Foundation, which provides funds
Salesian missionaries have launched a new initiative to secure mattresses, mosquito nets and sheets for children who seek shelter at the Salesian Maison Papy reception center, part of the La Cité des Jeunes Don Bosco Lukunga Center in the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of
Salesian missionaries with the National Salesian Center for Vocational Training and Ongoing Education, have entered into a partnership with Yamaha to provide skills training in the automotive and motorsports field at the Don Bosco Social Works Vocational Training Center in Sesto San Giovanni near Milan,
Every two to three months, a team from the Salesian Mission Animation project travels through the Brazilian state of Mato Grasso to provide well repair and other services to the region's indigenous communities. Close to 500 people live in 13 villages near Campinapolis and benefit