Salesian missionaries with the Don Bosco House in Aleppo opened their doors to those in need after the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria* four months ago. In June, most of those emergency projects concluded to make room for reconstruction, educational projects,
Members of Don Bosco Youth Center, located in Ollukkara, Kerala, India, rallied together to provide much-needed assistance to 70 under-privileged children in the area. With their collective efforts, the 85 members raised funds to purchase bags and notebooks for the children to support their educational
Pinardi Federation of Salesian Social Platforms in Spain and the Autonomous Community of Madrid, in collaboration with the Quiero Trabajo (I Want to Work) Foundation, hosted an event for 100 youth in search of their first job. The event brought the youth together with 50
The Global Solidarity Fund project, set up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,* has helped improve the lives of more than 1,500 returning migrants, refugees and those internally displaced in the country, according to an article by the Vatican News. The project has brought together five religious
Salesian Missions Madrid in Spain, with the Salesian St. Stanislaus Kostka Province in Warsaw and Don Bosco Ełk, both in Poland, signed a collaboration agreement with Ciudad Real Madrid to establish a new Real Madrid Foundation socio-sports school. The school will help more than 100
The Salesian Institute Youth Projects is working to address South Africa's persistent youth unemployment crisis. The organization recently announced in an article in the BizCommunity that it redeveloped an older computer lab into a Smart Work Center, which launched in February 2023.
The Salesian community in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has launched a “Giving is Giving Hope” campaign to collect non-perishable foods, clothes in good condition, and basic necessities for people who have been impacted by the recent flooding in the province, which is in the northwest of the country.
Salesian Tijuana Project in Mexico is committed to the most vulnerable people, especially migrants and refugees, and it facilitates Salesian social programs in the city. The organization recently strengthened its network by signing a collaboration agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United
The Salesian San José Center, located in the city of Salta, Argentina, has trained more than 200 youth each year in vocational skills since the center opened eight years ago. Given its success, applications for enrollment are now more than the center can accommodate. In
Mission Don Bosco, located in Turin, Italy, with the help of volunteers from the Salesian-run International Volunteering for Development (VIS), distributed food and soap to more than 300 families staying at the Don Bosco Shasha camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.* The food