The Tacurú Movement, in Montevideo, Uruguay, supports vulnerable youth, offering them tools for personal development, and positively impacts more than 1,500 youth each year. The center is part of a network of Salesian initiatives in an area with the highest rates of unmet basic needs
The Network of Boys and Girls with Don Bosco provides educational and pastoral services for youth in situations of vulnerability and exclusion in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Cuba*. Founded in 1985 in the Salesian Province of the Antilles, the institution is marking its 40th
The Salesian community in Formosa, Argentina is strengthening the work for youth done through Radio Manantial thanks to funding from Salesian Missions. The goal of the radio station is to provide support to those living in the city, especially youth, and to promote youth voices.
The Salesian center in Aleppo, Syria* continues to provide education and social development programs for youth even during the most challenging of times. The center provides an array of services year-round for youth who are poor and at risk so that they can learn and
The Salesian community in Nerul, Mumbai, India, recently launched a job placement and career services office named Don Bosco Avsar to empower and support youth who are disadvantaged. The word "avsar" means opportunity, and the name signifies the commitment Salesians have to help youth access
Salesian missionaries in the Our Lady of Peace provincial community were able to provide 209 scholarships to youth who are disadvantaged thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The Antonio César scholarship program took place in Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Mali* and Senegal.
The San Luigi Community in Gorizia, Italy offers hope for young migrants through a holistic model that combines care, education and vocational training. Since 2015, the community, located in the migratory crossroads of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, has been offering a welcoming environment for youth
The Patio Don Bosco Punitaqui, a Salesian oratory run by the Don Bosco Foundation in La Florida, Chile, is working to transform the lives of youth in situations of great vulnerability. Patio Don Bosco is part of the foundation’s commitment to the community that includes programs
The Salesian center in Al Fidar, Lebanon*, continues to play a crucial role in offering support to people in need with a focus on education, reconciliation and solidarity. Salesians report that the situation in Lebanon has shown signs of slow improvement. The ceasefire and the
Several Salesian centers were damaged in the early February violence in North Kivu Province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo*. After days of violence in Goma, rebels who invaded the city declared a unilateral ceasefire. The Salesian Mission Office in Madrid is hopeful that the