(MissionNewswire) The Salesian Polytechnic University, with campuses in Cuenca, Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a cultural caravan that started on June 18 at the Quito campus. The entire university community gathered to enjoy music, traditional dances and theater performed by students
(MissionNewswire) Youth and staff at Salesian programs in Ghana have new chairs and bicycles thanks to a donation by World Vision through Salesian Missions. The items were sent to the Don Bosco Technical Institute, the Don Bosco Child Protection Center, the Boys Hostel and the
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Mali have launched a “Stop Trafficking” campaign that has had much success since its October 2015 launch in Ethiopia, Ghana and Senegal. A collaborative effort between the Salesian-run International Voluntary Service for Development (VIS) and the Don Bosco Mission Association in
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have re-opened the Father Giacomin Medical Clinic, located in Anisakhan, Pyin Oo Lwin in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, thanks to the Salesian provincial house and the local Salesian planning and development office. Salesian missionaries are grateful for the support of donors
(MissionNewswire) Salesian youth from the Salesian Carlos Pfannl Agricultural Institute, located in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, planted 600 trees in the city for World Environment Day which was celebrated on June 5. Youth were assisted in the project by agronomist engineers and teachers from the institute
(MissionNewswire) Salesian graduates taking a teacher training diploma course for elementary education at the Job Oriented Training Institute, which is part of the Don Bosco Technical School in Kalimpong, India, are finding jobs quickly after graduation. The two-year course is mandatory for anyone who wants
(MissionNewswire) In an effort to attract students of academic merit and lighten the burden of admission fees on parents, Salesian College Sonada has slashed its current admission fees by 50 percent. The goal is to make college more accessible to students who might not otherwise
(MissionNewswire) Despite ongoing conflict and instability, Salesian missionaries continue their work with youth in Syria. Over the course of the last eight years since the outbreak of civil war began in March 2011, Salesian missionaries have operated three centers in Kafroun and the particularly high
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have been responding to the needs of indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon since an 8.0 magnitude earthquake shook the region on May 27. According to news reports, one person was killed and 11 people were injured when the earthquake affected the
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions stands with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other international organizations in honoring World Refugee Day, held each year on June 20 since 2001. The day, which is coordinated by UNHCR, honors the plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people