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BRAZIL: Summer Camps Provide Education for Youth in Brazil

February 28, 2013

(MissionNewswire) Since 2005, the Salesian Youth Ministry in Brazil-Recife Province has held summer camp programs for poor youth. Each year a guide is published with advice on developing themes for each day of camp and practical activities for students. This year, the Salesian summer camp theme

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SUDAN: Salesians Provide Education, Give Hope to Youth in Refugee Camp

February 22, 2013

(MissionNewswire) In 2012, Salesian VIS volunteers set up an educational refugee program to support youth in the Mayo Camp in Khartoum. The project was financed by Cerveteri Solidale Onlus and UNICEF. The VIS “Child Friendly Learning Space for Returnee Children of Mayo” Project seeks to educate

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GUATEMALA: Teacher Training Program Gives Youth Second Chance

February 21, 2013

(MissionNewswire) Under the leadership of Salesian missionary, Father Anthony De Groot, education for poor male youth is thriving in Guatemala thanks to a teacher training program made possible by the Don Bosco Center. Fr. De Groot came to the Carchá mission in the Alta Verapz region

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INDIA: Students at Don Bosco Institute Excel in Business Competition

February 20, 2013

(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Institute of Management won the best B-School award after finishing better than eight other business institutes at this year's QUASOFIESTA, a three day management event organized by the GCC Center of Management Studies in India. The Institute was started in 2009 by the

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ECUADOR: 125 Years of Salesian Programs for Vulnerable Youth

February 16, 2013

(MissionNewswire) This year marks 125 years of Salesian programs in Ecuador. The first missionaries arrived in the country in 1888 in Guayaquil, reaching Quito soon after. Ecuador is one of the most inequitable societies in the world, according to UNICEF. The richest 20 percent of the

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UNICEF: Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities Can Transform Lives

February 13, 2013

(UNICEF) Progressive policies in inclusive education have made positive changes in the lives of children with disabilities in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to UNICEF. More schools are welcoming first grade children with disabilities in Serbia as a result of years of policy

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MEXICO: 50 Years of Programs Providing Education, Opportunity to Country’s “Future”

February 13, 2013

(MissionNewswire) In mid-February, the Salesians celebrated 50 years of providing education and other services to poor youth in the Province of Mexico-Guadalajara. Salesian Rector Major Father Pascual Chávez Villanueva led the celebration which lasted several days. "The celebration of the 50th Anniversary of our Province represents a

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ALBANIA: Salesians Celebrate 20 Years Providing Education to Youth

February 10, 2013

(MissionNewswire) Jan. 31, 2013, marked the 20th Anniversary of the Salesian-run Don Bosco Social Center in Tirana. The Center provides education and technical training to poor youth in Albania. The anniversary event was preceded by a series of activities involving the city's schools in which national and

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USAID: India’s Leadership Furthers Global Child Survival Movement

February 7, 2013

(USAID) At the forefront of the fight against child mortality and morbidity, India is leading the global community in placing a renewed emphasis on this important mission. India’s Call to Action demonstrates leadership and commitment to both the global community and the children of India. India has

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COLOMBIA: Salesian Technical Center Receives Quality Certification

February 7, 2013

(MissionNewswire) The Salesian-run San José Technical and Technological Center was given certifications of quality by the Colombian Institute for Technical Legislation and Certification (ICONTEC). These certifications recognize the quality of work achieved by the various school programs that provide education and technical training to poor youth

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