Since the beginning of the war which has claimed thousands of lives and displaced over 1.9 million people in Gaza, the Salesian International Volunteer Service for Development (VIS) has continued its work in Palestine* without interruption. Now, it plans to expand its support and educational
The Salesian-run Angels of Peace School in Lebanon* has been providing refugee children with education, as well as a psycho-social support program carried out by psychotherapists and speech therapists to address some of the challenges given the war and their displacement.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Environment Day held annually on June 5. The day will focus on ending plastic pollution and reinforce the global commitment made in 2022 to end plastic pollution through a global plastic pollution treaty.
Salesian Missons joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Recognized on June 4 each year since its United Nations designation in 1982, the day acknowledges the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are
The medical program at the UniSalesiano, the Salesian University in Araçatuba, Brazil, is among only six in the country to receive the highest score in the Preliminary Course Concept, the official evaluation tool of the Ministry of Education. This was the program's first evaluation with
The “SAFE-UKR: Support and Assistance for Families in Emergency in Ukraine*” project provides rapid and effective aid to people affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Launched in February 2024, the project is active in the regions of Dnipropetrovska, Donetsk and Zaporizka, which are located
Families of students attending the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in the Dominican Republic received meals to support their nutritional needs. The meals, impacting 550 people, were provided through a partnership between Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization growing a
Salesian missionaries have been able to provide emergency assistance for people impacted by the war in Lebanon* thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The “Emergency Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Lebanon” project provided aid as well as housing for 100 internally displaced people
Oeuvres Maman Marguerite, a network of Salesian centers located in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, received a shipment of nutritious meals through a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization growing a global movement to end hunger. The shipment
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating June 1 as the Global Day of Parents. Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, the day honors parents throughout the world and provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents for their