(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have launched a new initiative to train teachers of technical and vocational institutes. Called, the ENTEC Technical School, it aims to improve the quality of education and employment prospects of young Haitians by ensuring that their teachers have the
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are providing clean water access to children and families in Cité Plateau III which is a poor and overcrowded area of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Child labor is considered normal and the rate of schooling is extremely low. Part
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Father Agustinus Togo was once on the path to become a professional soccer player but chose instead to become a priest. Today, he’s using all of the skills he learned playing the popular team sport to teach and connect with indigenous Achuar youth
(MissionNewswire) Volunteers with the Salesian-run Operation Mato Grosso, led by Father Ugo de Censi, have recently dedicated their time to help the poor in Chimbote, a port city in the Ancash Department of northern Peru. The organization launched the Total School which serves as a
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions donors are ensuring that students attending the Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center (known locally as Don Bosco Legazpi), located in Banquerohan, Legazpi City, Philippines, have the training and equipment needed for a new soybean production program. Don Bosco Legazpi is a technical
(MissionNewswire) Students at the Don Bosco Kilimanjaro International Institute for Telecommunications, Electronics and Computers, located in Arusha, Tanzania, have clean water access thanks to Salesian Missions donors. Through a Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative,” donors have provided the funding to drill a borehole and test
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the United Nations and other international organizations in celebrating World Youth Skills Day which has been celebrated each year since 2014 on July 15. The UN designated the day as a
(MissionNewswire) Santiago Corrales Rodríguez, a student in his last year at the Don Bosco Technical Institute located in Panama City, Panama, was invited to be a representative of Latin America at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York in July 2019. The
(MissionNewswire) Students and teachers from the Salesian Institute of Verona, Italy, are celebrating their recent runner-up win at the prestigious Global Innovation Award which was held in California in June. The competition judged the 20 best scientific projects presented during the competitive season from around
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have been working in the Republic of the Congo ensuring that the most vulnerable children are not forgotten. Salesian primary and secondary schools and programs lay the foundation for early learning while Salesian trade, vocational and agricultural programs offer many youth the