Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring World Teachers’ Day celebrated each year on Oct. 5. The day honors the vital role that teachers play in the lives of their students. Since 1994, World Teachers’ Day has been held annually
Sixteen specialists and facilitators who are focused on the environment attended a three-day solar training workshop as part of Don Bosco Tech Africa’s Green TVET (technical and vocational education) project. The goal was to build the capacity of the participants in developing and implementing new
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Boys Home, located in Sunyani, Ghana, facilitated an environmental education project, "Boys Home Friends of Nature” from March to June 2023. This program helped youth develop skills in organic agriculture and educated them about the importance of respecting nature.
Youth in the Salesian community of Boscolac, located in Mugunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, have useful tools for their education thanks to Marineo Solidale, an Italian organization, and Poste Italiane, the Italian postal service.
Salesian missionaries with Rajanagar Parish in Arunachal Pradesh, India, organized a one-day awareness program for 231 youth with the goal of curbing drug addiction and preventing school dropouts. Sister Jacinta Topno, the resource person who facilitated the program, shared valuable insights on combating these pressing
The Don Bosco Youth Center in Lviv, Ukraine, has started soccer training for young soldiers who have returned from the front lines and were injured fighting in the war. These young men have lost limbs and are rising to the challenges of their new lives.
Don Bosco Youth Center, located in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India, held a web developer program for 23 students. The program was free for students and ensured that aspiring coders, regardless of their financial backgrounds, had an equal opportunity to acquire valuable skills.
Salesian missionaries are continuing their efforts to help those in Ukraine* impacted by the ongoing war with Russia. Bombings have continued in western Ukraine in Lviv and in the east in Novohryhorivka, where Salesian efforts have become fundamental in the protection and support of the
The Salesian Mission Office in Madrid, Spain, has launched the “Dreaming without chains” campaign to help ensure youth have access to education. One in six children in the world is excluded from education. In the 2022 school year, more than 240 million children did not
Students with the Water Quality Group of the Environmental and Sanitary Engineering program at Dom Bosco College, located in Porto Alegre, Brazil, shared their knowledge with third-year high school students from Alberto Torres State School. The high school students were able to participate in experiments