The Salesian Artisan Bakery social project, which trains youth and adults who are in socially vulnerable situations in Brazil, is expanding to three additional locations. Training is free of charge and offers participants an opportunity for a new source of income and personal transformation.
The Salesian Agricultural School, located in Catemu, Chile, participated in the Environmental Fair for Water and Biodiversity. Organized by the Environmental Department of the Municipality of Catemu in collaboration with the Terram Foundation, the event brought together local institutions committed to the care of the
Don Bosco Boys Town Technical Institute, located in Nairobi, Kenya, awarded certificates to 321 youth who completed two years of rigorous training in trades, including carpentry, plumbing, tailoring, mechanics, computer science, and solar technology.
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Waluj, located in Ahmednagar, India, have launched the Don Bosco Avsar Job Placement Center to empower youth to find stable employment. The new center will address a critical need in the region by connecting youth with skill development, placement opportunities
Salesians in Spain continue to respond with support for the people impacted by the Oct. 29 flooding caused by torrents and river overflows that devastated the Valencian community. The flooding caused more than 200 deaths, left thousands of victims impacted, and severely damaged schools and
The Salesian Tijuana Project in Tijuana, Mexico offers migrant women and children a safe place to stay and an opportunity to plan their future through the Salesian Refuge, a center offering support. These vulnerable groups are most at risk of violence, exploitation and violation of
Salesian missionaries remain committed to providing for those impacted by war in Lebanon* even after the truce agreement made on Nov. 27. Father Alejandro León, one of the Salesian missionaries working on the coordination of Salesian operations for the emergency in the Middle East, says
Salesian missionaries have improved the socio-economic living conditions of youth and young adults through job market training in Kankan and Siguiri, Guinea. The funding for the project came from Salesian Missions.
The Salesian Yankuam Jintia Soccer School benefits youth in the Achuar community of Wichimi, in the Amazon of Ecuador. Currently, there are eight Salesian schools which educate more than 700 youth. In the last year, under-12 soccer leagues have been organized to strengthen the bonds
Salesian missionaries living and working among the refugees at Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in the border town of Palabek, Uganda, aim to focus some of their programmatic efforts on young mothers. The camp is currently home to nearly 72,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mostly from