The Salesian Vocational Training Center in Genoa, Italy, has launched a new mechanics' motor vehicle repair course. The 500-hour training course, divided equally between classroom education and internships in companies, will help young migrants gain access to the skills for employment.
Don Bosco Boys Town, located in Nairobi, Kenya, has launched the International Trade Center-Ethical Fashion Initiative, which is a green fashion project funded by the Italian government. The project will utilize micro-manufacturers to enhance Kenya's potential as a fashion production center. The Salesian Training Center,
The Salesian Institute Youth Projects’ Waves of Change Maritime Training Program is having a big impact for youth interested in commercial fishing. Salesians recognized that sea fishing is a significant industry in South Africa, particularly along the Western Cape coastline. The industry is always in need
Don Bosco Rural Training Center, located in Tetere Bay in the Solomon Islands, has received a 5KVA generator and two barrels of diesel thanks to support from the Australian government, according to an article in the Solomon Star. The donation will enhance the school’s business
Salesian missionaries in Italy have launched an “Accompanying when trauma hits” training course at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. The course was organized in collaboration with Don Bosco Mondo and the Don Bosco Network. It aims to provide tools for the management and prevention
Salesian St. Xavier High School, located in the village of Pathaliaghat in the state of Tripura, India, hosted a two-day education course for teachers in Salesian schools in the region. The event was attended by 190 teachers, five principals and five rectors.
Students and staff at the Silva Henríquez Catholic University, located in the Lo Cañas district of La Florida, a suburb of Santiago, Chile, have been planting medicinal and native plants during past semesters. Collection has now started for the fall. The work has been led
Don Bosco Foundation will manage a community kitchen at the La Foggara Community Social Services Center in the Poniente Norte area of Córdoba, Spain. The kitchen will train and feed 30 families from the Las Palmeras neighborhood. The families will attend training three days per
Since the start of the war in Ukraine,* Salesian missionaries around the globe have been working together to provide support and hope for those displaced in the country and those who have fled as refugees into neighboring countries. Salesian organizations in Italy came together to
Salesian missionaries have inaugurated a waste-to-wealth station and a vegetable garden at the Don Bosco College, located in Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India. The Salesian community, faculty members, and students gathered together to celebrate the launch and the continued environmental sustainability efforts of the college.