Salesian Missions recently launched its annual Loaves and Fishes fundraiser which raises funds to ship life-saving aid to more than 130 countries around the globe. Because the cost of shipping this critical aid is far less than its value, donations are multiplied many times over.
The Salesian community in the Luís Cabral neighborhood of Maputo, Mozambique, was able to dig a new borewell to increase water access thanks to funding from Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” With this first round of funding, Salesian missionaries have been able to complete several
From the last week of April into May, many Salesian organizations in Thailand came together in support of local people in need. For example, the Alumni Association of Huahin Vitthayalai School, together with My Garden Food Raft, distributed 800 packages of food, beverages and desserts
Salesian missionaries in Fiji have not only been dealing with the coronavirus but also a Category 4 cyclone named Harold, which devastated the islands of Vanuatu and passed by Fiji, leaving a trail of damage in its wake. The April storm snapped branches and uprooted
Don Bosco Technological Institute, located in Boroko, Papua New Guinea, has reopened its doors after the COVID-19 isolation. Students and teachers can resume classes with new added safety measures in place. These measures, provided by the Ministry of Education, include rigorous checks at the entrance, a
Salesian missionaries living and working in Venezuela continue to provide social support despite the ongoing political, social and economic challenges in the country. Their support is needed now more than ever. The World Food Program has warned that Venezuela is one of the areas most
Salesian missionaries at Don Bosco CALM in Uganda are working to keep youth in their programs safe while assessing what is happening with street children in the surrounding community. Street children cannot access clean water and have no money to buy soap or sanitizers. Recently,
City of Hope in Zambia is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Girls in the program to wear and distribute to others, and they continue work on school packages. The Salesian sisters who operate City of Hope are working with teachers, mothers and others to teach
Salesian Missions Madrid and the Spanish Salesian Jóvenes y Desarrollo Foundation (Youth and Development) in Spain are helping Salesian organizations in countries around the globe respond to COVID-19. To date, the two organizations have sent more than 200,000 euros to the 12 countries of Bolivia, Ecuador,
As Angola faces the coronavirus pandemic, the most vulnerable in society are street children who have nowhere to turn and no one to care for them. Among the street children most at risk and most exposed are those in Luanda, the capital and largest city