Don Bosco Technical Institute, located in Ashaiman, Ghana, has new computers to aid the education and career development of students thanks to funding from Salesian Missions. With the funding, the institute was able to purchase new laptops with software that are housed in the computer
Don Bosco Cares for Our Common Home, part of Don Bosco College Yelagiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, India, organized the Mega Tree Plantation Drive. This initiative encouraged students, staff, and stakeholders to take responsibility for the environment and contribute toward building a sustainable future.
Salesians in Spain carried out initiatives to support people most in need during the Christmas season with thousands of people in Salesian houses participating. Salesian houses organized food drives, such as Operation Kilo, Bote-kilo, Operation Potito and Chupete, to collect food and health products for
The Don Bosco 2000 Association has expanded its commitment in Africa with the launch of the Beteya Guinar project in The Gambia. The project provides a pathway to fight against irregular migration via an integrated supply chain for breeding and distributing chickens. Youth at risk
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Network and the Middle East Planning and Development office report that the Salesian emergency response to the 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria* resulted in 30 projects supported by 27 Salesian organizations. The 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Fambul, one of Sierra Leone’s leading child-welfare organizations located in Freetown, provided support to 217 girls who had been rescued from prostitution. Funding was possible through a Christmas concert at the Vatican in 2023 to raise awareness about human trafficking
UniSalesiano, the Salesian University in Araçatuba, Brazil, through its Faculty of Medicine, expanded its Human Milk Bank and purchased state-of-the-art equipment for its new headquarters to significantly improve the quality of the services offered for infants in need.
Salesian missionaries are developing a new Lakou Bosco Village in Guadeloupe, a French overseas region in the southern Caribbean. Salesians from the Saint Francis de Sales Province of France-Belgium South have been in the region since September 2020. The new village will provide support to
The Salesian Prison Ministry in Kolkata, India offers people in prison the skills and new opportunities to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society. Salesians provide skills development, social integration, legal assistance, social awareness programs and family welfare programs.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring International Day of Education on Jan. 24, recognized since 2018. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Day of Education as a celebration of the role of education for peace and development.