Oeuvres Maman Marguerite, a network of Salesian centers located in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, received a shipment of meals consisting of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Yuva Spandana (DB YES), located in Ajjanahalli in the Ramanagara District of Karnataka State, India, have built new bathrooms in a building that is being refurbished for a new youth empowerment center. Once fully operational, the center is expected to
More than 1,600 students attending Don Bosco high schools in Ngozi and Buterere, Burundi*, had access to better nutrition during the second half of 2023 thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, and Rise Against
Youth in Salesian programs in cantons of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, received bicycles thanks to a donation from World Vision secured by Salesian Missions. The bicycles, distributed by the Laura Vicuña Pro Education Foundation, were given to 120 boys and girls. In addition, 163 others, including
Children who live at and visit the Don Bosco Child Protection Center, in Onipetesi, Lagos, Nigeria, have fresh, clean water thanks to donor funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” With the funding, the center was able to construct a borehole and tank stand,
Salesian missionaries in Haiti have remained in the country but much of their school and youth center activities have stopped in the face of ongoing gang violence. Father Victor Auguste, a Salesian in the capital of Port-au-Prince, told Aleteia, “We are still working in areas
Salesian missionaries are providing education and support for poor youth at the Notre Dame de Clairvaux Center in Ivato, Madagascar. Father Erminio de Santis, originally from Italy, is one of those Salesian missionaries. He has been serving in Salesian centers in Madagascar for the past
Salesian missionaries in Ukraine* are still working to support those who have fled for safety two years after Russia invaded the country. UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has reported that more than 6.5 million people have fled since the start of the war and
The Salesian-run Anma Integrated Development Association (AIDA) in India held a one-day mushroom cultivation workshop for 22 participants, according to an article in The Morung Express. Through classroom and hands-on instruction, the workshop provided participants with the knowledge to create sustainable mushroom cultivation for employment.
At the Marie Dominique Center, located in the Koumassi suburb near Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast, 236 young women started professional training to help them improve their skills and living conditions. The center is run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians