As the coronavirus pandemic has impacted countries worldwide, the General Council of the Congregation has initiated a coordinated emergency response. Living in the communities in which they work, the Salesians are well-positioned to respond to the needs of people in their programs, and in some cases
Since the outbreak of civil war in Syria began in March 2011, Salesian missionaries have operated three centers in Kafroun and in the particularly high conflict areas of Aleppo and Damascus. Each of the centers is staffed by three Salesian priests and a deacon. Maher
Father Chito Dimaranan, rector and president of Don Bosco Technical College, has announced that engineers from Don Bosco Tech College Mandaluyong Innovision Center will develop and produce open-source ventilators to be distributed to various hospitals in the Philippines, according to an article in the Manila
Given the increase in the number of coronavirus infections, Salesian missionaries have implemented new measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus throughout India, along with new initiatives to support those most vulnerable and most in need.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian and other international organizations in honoring World Health Day 2020 on April 7. This year in honor of International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, World Health Day 2020 will focus on the vital role that nurses and midwives play
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which is celebrated each year on April 6. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2013, and it has been celebrated each year
Located in Sierra Leone’s capital city of Freetown, Don Bosco Fambul is one of the country’s leading child-welfare organizations and has been on the forefront of efforts to help rehabilitate street children and reunite them with their families. With the threat of COVID-19, Salesians are
The Rinaldi Foundation, the Salesian Planning and Development Office in Haiti, has started prevention and awareness activities to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. As soon as there was news of the virus's arrival, the Foundation contacted all local communities to address the situation,
Salesian missionaries in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, have launched a self-sustainability project through commercial activities in the building in front of the Don Bosco Technical & Hotel School. To date, 31 stores have been built, each about 60 square meters of space. Most have businesses already operating
Giovanni Hurtado has found a way to give back to youth and the Don Bosco Foundation long after his childhood in the Magdalena del Mar neighborhood in Lima, Peru. Hurtado spent considerable time with the Salesians who had a school, formation house and parish in