Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Day of Happiness, which falls each year on March 20. In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that recognized happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and called for “a
Students at Don Bosco University in Assam, India, recently took part in the Campus Bird Count, a unique citizen science initiative aimed at documenting bird species found in educational institutions, research campuses, nongovernmental organizations’ premises and other green spaces. It is an integral part of
Salesian missionaries working in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya are providing education and social support for people who have been displaced. Kakuma Refugee Camp has more than 225,000 refugees from nine countries including South Sudan*, Sudan*, Rwanda and Burundi*. It is estimated that
Salesian missionaries have laid the cornerstone for the new Lakou Bosco Village in Guadeloupe, a French overseas region in the southern Caribbean. The new village will provide support to youth and families in need.
The Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society (BREADS) has opened Don Bosco Veedu in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala, India, to provide skills training and social support for youth who are marginalized. It will also act as a social work coordinating center for the
Salesian missionaries in Wau and Tonj, in the St. Josephine Bakhita Delegation of Sudan* and South Sudan*, organized teacher training to start the academic year 2025. Aimed at all primary and secondary school teachers and technical center educators, the training helped teachers deepen their understanding
Youth from Touba, Mali* have been able to strengthen their education and personal development thanks to a project promoted by Bosco Global with the support of the Government of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. This project improved the facilities and activities
Don Bosco Tech Society in India has launched new hospitality skills training for 2,500 women and youth who are disadvantaged. In partnership with Marriott International and Accenture India, the training will be carried out across 11 Indian states to help bridge a skills gap in
The Salesian Project Ecuador provides services and support to positively impact more than 6,000 people in need in seven cities in the country. Salesians operate 28 care facilities focusing on people who are marginalized in Ambato, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Quito, San Lorenzo and Santo Domingo.
The Don Bosco Institute in Cairo, Egypt is the first Italian Industrial Technical Academy outside of Italy. Recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education since 1970, the institute is known for its educational excellence and is the only foreign institution included in what is known