Don Bosco Popular Schools Network laid a foundation stone for a new building for the Centro Virgen Niña Association, which is part of the network. The center, located in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, serves children and adolescents with disabilities.
More than 70 families in Sampierdarena, a major port and industrial area of Genoa in northwest Italy, have received a shopping card from the local Salesian parish for 35 euros a week for the next three months. This is a concrete measure to help many
The We Care after-school program, run by the Salesian St. Dominic Savio Parish in Los Angeles County, California, recently helped the Downey Unified School District with increasing childcare availability. The We Care program hired and trained 26 new staff to help Downey Unified School District.
Legendary Darjeeling tea planter Rajah Banerjee, who developed his own tea variant plant christened Rimpocha, has gifted tea saplings to Salesian College Sonada Principal Father George Thadathil. ''In the near future, we hope to jointly set up a tea academy in the Salesian College,'' said
Salesian International Volunteering for Development’s (VIS) UNO project, "A New Opportunity," is giving migrants a chance to start a business and have financial success back in their home countries. Salesians report that Senegal has 105,937 people living in Italy. Among them, 39.9 percent are inactive
Alin Cazacu is a graduate of the Salesian Vocational Training Center in Serravalle Scrivia in the Italian region of Piedmont. Thanks to his determination and commitment to his education, he was able to fulfill his dream of starting his own business. He runs his own
Jorge Fernandes went to Luanda, Angola, for one year as a Salesian missionary volunteer. In Luanda, Salesian missionaries provide education, shelter for homeless children and at-risk girls, and support for youth through social development programs. Being a Salesian missionary volunteer meant facing a lot of
Don Bosco Maputo offers a Real Madrid Social-Sports School in Mozambique’s capital of Maputo. Through soccer and basketball, more than 70 children and adolescents learn values and improve their academic performance. Don Bosco Maputo Social-Sport School is part of a collaborative initiative between the Salesian
Students from the Salesian School of Doing Vocational Training Center, part of Don Bosco Napoli located in Naples, Italy, sorted food aid packages that the Italian Farmers' Association donated to Neapolitan families facing financial difficulty on Easter.
Bosco Global recently launched the “Cultivating the skills of young people. Formation in agroecology in Tambacounda (Senegal)” project. The initiative is supporting the education and training for 10 students attending Don Bosco Vocational Training Center in Tambacounda and their families, which includes about 50 people