(MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Technical School in Fatumaca, East Timor provides vocational education that helps youth gain an education and prepare for the future. More than 250 students, 11 percent of whom are girls, attend the school taking three-year courses in carpentry, mechanics and electronics. The
(MissionNewswire) Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. has expanded its partnership with Salesian missionaries in India by opening another Yamaha Training School located at Don Bosco Polytechnic in the town of Thirukkazhukundram, which is in the Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This training
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and organizations around the globe in honoring the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The day acknowledges the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, gives them an opportunity to be heard, and focuses on what
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Haiti are working in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew to help those in need. Once the immediate danger from the storm passed, and the Haitian government cleared them to do so, Salesian missionaries on the ground launched direct relief efforts. And,
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other organizations around the globe in honoring World Food Day. Celebrated each year on Oct. 16, the day was established to bring attention to the plight of the world’s hungry and
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are assessing damage to their own educational centers as they continue to respond with emergency aid and relief work for those affected by Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 hurricane that pummeled Haiti on Oct. 4. Salesian programs have been hit hard in
(MissionNewswire) The Salesians of Don Bosco began working in Haiti in 1935 in response to the Haitian government’s request for a professional school. Since then, Salesian missionaries have expanded their work to include 10 main educational centers and more than 200 schools across the country.
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries arrived in Haiti in 1935 upon request from the Haitian government to run a professional school. In 1954, Salesian Father Bohnen, a Dutch native, arrived in Haiti and was assigned to lead St. John Bosco Elementary School in La Saline, a slum
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and many organizations around the globe in celebrating World Teachers’ Day. The day honors the vital role that teachers play in the lives of their students. This year also marks the
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to purchase relief supplies and provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. “What is most needed at times like this are cash donations,” explains Father Mark Hyde, executive director of Salesian Missions, the U.S.