(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Tech of Dimapur, the largest city in Nagaland, India, provides technical skills training and workforce development services for poor youth. Don Bosco Tech’s skills training programs serve as a valuable resource for youth who have little access to education. In order to
(MissionNewswire) Each year, more than 120 youth will have access to technical skills training thanks to a new Salesian training center that has been opened in Loreto, Peru among the Kandozi Indigenous Community in San Fernando in the District of Andoas. The Yankuam Jintia Training Center
(MissionNewswire) By providing education, workforce development services and social welfare programs across Colombia, missionaries are helping help poor youth have hope for a better life. In neighborhoods within the city of Neiva, missionaries provide safe spaces after school so youth can study and spend their
(MissionNewswire) Senior trainees at Don Bosco Technical-Vocational Education and Training Center in Tondo, a district located in Manila, the Philippines recently attended a seminar that will help them transition from students to young skilled workers and professionals. Each October, senior trainees at the program transition
(MissionNewswire) Torrential rains that pounded Haiti’s northern region on Nov. 5 and 6 have caused extensive flooding and killed 10 people, according to the Haitian civil protection agency. The city of Cap-Haïtien has been particularly affected by the sudden and violent flooding which saw nearly
(MissionNewswire) On Oct. 30, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy, destroying buildings and leaving more than 15,000 people seeking temporary shelter, according to a news report from CNN. There are no reported deaths from the quake but many non-life threatening injuries. Salesian missionaries living
(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Anbu Illam in Tiruchy, a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, held a race at the end of the summer to highlight awareness of substance abuse among youth in India. Close to 800 youth from the local athletic club, colleges,
(MissionNewswire) Students at La Cisterna (“The Tank”) Youth House in Santiago, Chile spearheaded a fundraising effort in May 2016, to finance the equipment for a youth band. Thanks to their efforts and support of Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don
(MissionNewswire) A Salesian program in Ho Chi Minh City, the capital of Vietnam, offers youth with disabilities a chance to learn a trade and an opportunity for self-sufficiency. The bakery school was started by Francis Van Hoi, a Salesian graduate from Vietnam who is now
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Haiti are continuing their relief efforts and looking toward long-term recovery projects in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Because Salesian missionaries are living and working in the communities they serve, they were able to respond immediately once they were cleared by