Don Bosco Fatumaca Elementary and Junior High School in Timor-Leste has grown its enrollment from 393 students to 579 and required more space. The school was able to construct a new classroom complex thanks to funding from Salesian Missions Australia and the O’Brien Foundation Australia,
Don Bosco High School and Vocational Center, located in Alafua, Samoa, has received new laptops and a projector from a local donor to improve the student’s education. Enrollment continues to grow at the school, and the need for technical education in the region is in
The Salesian Provincial House in Bangalore, India, hosted a two-day workshop on the risks of digital addiction. The workshop, organized by the Salesian Psychological Association, was attended by 65 people, including psychologists, consultants, rectors, teachers, social workers and researchers from various parts of the country.
More than 3,000 youth in Haiti received nutritious food through a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. The shipments of meals were received by the Salesians of Don Bosco and then distributed to 11 Salesian centers and schools in the first half of
Oeuvres Maman Marguerite, a network of Salesian centers located in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, received a shipment of nutritious meals consisting of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins, through a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing the International Day of Peace, observed on Sept. 21 each year. The United Nations General Assembly declared the International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both
The Gahinja Welcome House, part of Don Bosco Ngangi in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo,* organized an educational outing for 50 children who are living on the street. The event, made possible thanks to the financial support of Don Bosco Bonn in Germany, is
John Bosco the Worker Center in Ciudad Bolívar, Colombia, offers educational opportunities and a safe haven for local youth in a region impacted by violence and poverty. Established in 1994, the center is today recognized as a leader in technical training and known for teaching
The Salesian-run educational institution CESAM-DF, located in Brasilia, Brazil, has started a new one-day artisanal bakery training project. The short training to help families was conceived by Lu Alckmin, who is the wife of Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. The opening day of the project was
More than 9,700 Haitian refugees and their families, who fled their home country due to the ongoing political crises and settled in the community of Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, have received meals to support their nutritional needs. The meals were provided through a partnership between Rise