(MissionNewswire) Salesian youth from the Salesian Carlos Pfannl Agricultural Institute, located in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, planted 600 trees in the city for World Environment Day which was celebrated on June 5. Youth were assisted in the project by agronomist engineers and teachers from the institute
(MissionNewswire) Salesian graduates taking a teacher training diploma course for elementary education at the Job Oriented Training Institute, which is part of the Don Bosco Technical School in Kalimpong, India, are finding jobs quickly after graduation. The two-year course is mandatory for anyone who wants
(MissionNewswire) In an effort to attract students of academic merit and lighten the burden of admission fees on parents, Salesian College Sonada has slashed its current admission fees by 50 percent. The goal is to make college more accessible to students who might not otherwise
(MissionNewswire) Despite ongoing conflict and instability, Salesian missionaries continue their work with youth in Syria. Over the course of the last eight years since the outbreak of civil war began in March 2011, Salesian missionaries have operated three centers in Kafroun and the particularly high
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have been responding to the needs of indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon since an 8.0 magnitude earthquake shook the region on May 27. According to news reports, one person was killed and 11 people were injured when the earthquake affected the
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions stands with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other international organizations in honoring World Refugee Day, held each year on June 20 since 2001. The day, which is coordinated by UNHCR, honors the plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people
(MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Center for Career Placement and Career Orientation, which is part of the broader Don Bosco Seva Kendra, recently organized a large annual job fair for youth. Father Thomas Santiagu, vicar of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad, inaugurated the event with leaders
(MissionNewswire) A Salesian shelter, Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra, located in Harewadi village in the Maharashtra District of India, has been able to complete facility improvements and install a new water filtration system thanks to donor funding for a Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” The funding enabled
(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco City, located in Medellín, Colombia, has been working with youth for 54 years and has saved more than 1,300 from a life of violence. The long rehabilitation process at Don Bosco City focuses on three things youth need to learn—how to trust,
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries arrived in Mali 35 years ago to work with disadvantaged children and older youth to provide them quality education with the goal of improving their lives. They currently operate programs in the cities of Bamako, Sikasso and Touba. Recently, the Spanish Salesian-run