With the support of the local community, two Salesian priests launched the new Salesian Saint Frances de Sales Oratory in Porto Velho, Brazil, in the Salesian Center for Minors building, which closed at the end of 2019. The Salesian Center had once trained hundreds of
Don Bosco Youth Technical Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi, has signed a one-year agreement with the Film Association of Malawi to train 2,000 people in different aspects of filmmaking, according to a news article in Malawi 24. Students will take courses in acting, camera operating, film
Team members of the Ambulant Missionary Assistance Project provided maintenance to seven artesian wells in Xavante villages in Campinápolis, Brazil. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are frequent in the region, and lightning often causes damage to well pumps, leaving communities without drinking water. The water of
The Salesian Agricultural School in Linares, Chile, recently launched an environmental project to equip the school with photovoltaic solar panels in order to promote the use of renewable technologies. The project was made possible with the support of the national company Oenergy Generación Solar Spa
Salesian missionaries are focused on education in Timor-Leste to ensure students have the skills needed for employment. Schools offer both classroom education and hands-on work experience. At graduation many Salesian students are more prepared for the workforce than other youth. Additional programs at the schools
Salesian missionaries launched a new mission on the outskirts of Huambo, approximately 373 miles (600 km) from Angola’s capital city of Luanda. Invited by the local archbishop, three missionaries began their work in August 2021. Supported by seven volunteers, Salesians have started local pastoral care
Radio Don Bosco (Radio Dom), an online radio station established by Salesian missionaries and students in 2017 in Curitiba, Brazil, has been awarded first place in the radio journalism category by the Association of Public Defenders of the State of Ceará. This award, announced on
Students attending Fondation Vincent and Don Bosco Lakay in Cap-Haïtien and Don Bosco Lakay/Lakou in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, had better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. In 2020, each center received a shipment of donated rice-meals to ensure students had
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring International Migrants Day. Each year, International Migrants Day is held on Dec. 18 to recognize the efforts, contributions and rights of migrants worldwide.
Don Bosco Vocational Center, operating inside Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda, offers education and vocational training to help young refugees prepare for employment. There are courses in mechanics, sewing, construction, agriculture, hairdressing, and solar energy. The center provides support for 56,000 refugees and 11,000