Women and girls are responsible for getting water in seven out of 10 households without supplies, according to the report “Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 2000-2022: Special focus on gender” produced by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). This is
Salesians in Angola facilitate a program for youth in conflict with the law known as "A new beginning." The program offers education courses, including professional skills training and psychological counseling, for the reintegration into a healthy family environment. Last year, 209 youth (186 boys and
The Don Bosco Youth Center in Matriz de Camaragibe, Brazil, sheltered 128 families displaced by flooding, providing 388 people with food, clothing, personal hygiene items and emotional support. Residents are displaced by flooding each year and seek the support of the Salesians.
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Muhazi Technical-Vocational School, in the Gasabo district in the Kigali province of Rwanda, and Father Pierre Célestin Ngoboka, provincial superior of the Salesians in the Africa of Great Lakes Province, inaugurated a new school building.
Salesian missionaries are feeding those who have been displaced by the July 6 bombing in Lviv, Ukraine*. On the night of the attack, an alarm sounded announcing the risk of a missile and drone attack. Subsequently, several loud explosions echoed throughout the city in what
Hunger has risen since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and repeated weather events and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF,
Many Salesian schools around the globe are working to add environmentally friendly practices and curriculum in response to Pope Francis’ 2020 Laudato Si’. Don Bosco Hotel School in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, is one of the schools striving to keep its campus green. Students are involved in
Salesian Schools Network of Brazil has been holding the sporting competition Nordestão Salesiano (Salesian Northeast) since 1984. This year the competition took place in Recife, at the Salesian Institute of the Sacred Heart. Close to 3,000 student athletes from 16 Salesian schools from the Province of
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, United Nations member states adopted a resolution that designated July 30 as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day aims to raise awareness about
Salesian missionaries in Aleppo, Syria, continue to support local youth after the country’s 12 years of civil war and in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in February 2023.