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HAITI: Salesian Missionaries Provide Education, Social Welfare Programs for More Than 25,000 Youth

October 12, 2016

(MissionNewswire) The Salesians of Don Bosco began working in Haiti in 1935 in response to the Haitian government’s request for a professional school. Since then, Salesian missionaries have expanded their work to include 10 main educational centers and more than 200 schools across the country.

HAITI: Salesian Programs Serve More Than 18,000 Youth in Slums of Port-Au-Prince

October 6, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries arrived in Haiti in 1935 upon request from the Haitian government to run a professional school. In 1954, Salesian Father Bohnen, a Dutch native, arrived in Haiti and was assigned to lead St. John Bosco Elementary School in La Saline, a slum

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY: Salesian Missions Joins the International Community in Celebrating Teachers, Highlighting Teacher Training

October 5, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and many organizations around the globe in celebrating World Teachers’ Day. The day honors the vital role that teachers play in the lives of their students. This year also marks the

HAITI: Salesian Missions Launches Emergency Fundraising Campaign to Aid Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Matthew

October 5, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to purchase relief supplies and provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. “What is most needed at times like this are cash donations,” explains Father Mark Hyde, executive director of Salesian Missions, the U.S.

EL SALVADOR: New Salesian Initiative Aims to Promote Inclusion for Students with Hearing Disabilities

September 30, 2016

(MissionNewswire) The Association of Salesian Students for Thought and Civic Education (AESPEC) and the Salesian Association of Students of Aeronautics (ASEA) at the University of Don Bosco in El Salvador recently launched Without Barriers initiative. Without Barriers promotes the social integration of hearing impaired students

NIGERIA: Salesian Missionaries Building Schools, Boarding Homes for Street Children

September 29, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are in the process of setting up schools, boarding homes and running water for poor youth in the area of Koko within Kontagora, a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in Northwestern Nigeria. The area lacks educational opportunities

ECUADOR: Salesian Missionaries Continue to Focus on Rebuilding, Education after Earthquake

September 27, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Five months after the 7.8 earthquake that killed 673 and left tens of thousands homeless in Ecuador, Salesian missionaries living and working in the area are still helping those who have been affected. They are also working to ensure that no child is left

ZAMBIA: Salesian Missions Gifts-in-Kind Program Makes a Difference for Those in Need

September 26, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Youth, the elderly and those who are sick participating in Salesian-run programs in Zambia have received access to better nutrition thanks to recent shipments of fortified rice-meals. The donation was made possible through an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Stop Hunger Now, an

CAMBODIA: Don Bosco Children’s Fund Starts New Center for At-Risk Children

September 22, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Children Fund, a branch of the Don Bosco Foundation Cambodia, recently launched a new multifunctional center for children in the city of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The center includes a kindergarten, nursery, daycare center, and shelter. The goal of the new center is to

SAMOA: Salesian Missions Funds New Water Tank Project at Don Bosco College and Vocational Center

September 21, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco College and Vocational Center in Salelologa, a village district at the east end of Savai'i Island in Samoa, has a new water tank system thanks to funding provided by Salesian Missions, the U.S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The