Social work students attending Don Bosco College Kottiyam in Kerala, India, worked in collaboration with the local village of Rosemala to rebuild a dilapidated and abandoned library. The students had noted the plight of the village library and reading room while they were there for
Don Bosco Foundation in Piura, Arequipa, Cusco, Misiones de la Selva, Lima, Chosica and Callao, Peru, is providing 40,500 families with nutritional support as well as other services with the support from the Salesian Missions Office in Turin, Italy. Don Bosco Foundation is working with
The Salesian-run FUSALMO, located in the municipality of Soyapango in the San Salvador department of El Salvador, recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary. The organization provides education and social development programs for children and older youth who are in situations of social vulnerability.
Salesian missionaries are working to give youth involved in child labor hope for a better future at four Don Bosco Foyer centers in Benin. Most of the youth in the program had left their poor families and were looking for work. Some parents had entrusted
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Literacy Day on Sept. 8. During the pandemic, Salesians have been working to address educational challenges head-on with many changing and adapting to provide educational lessons remotely and in person with safety measures in
Salesian missionaries in Venezuela are reporting that people are losing hope, according to an article in Crux, a Catholic news source. Salesians help distribute food, water and hygiene products to help those impacted by COVID-19. They help returning migrants, organized community kitchens, support people in
In honor of the International Day of Charity on Sept. 5, Salesian Missions highlights unique educational and social programs that are helping poor and at-risk youth meet their basic needs, receive an education and find a path out of poverty, bringing them hope for the
Don Bosco Mirik High School, located in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, has been recognized by the Government of West Bengal Women and Child Development & Social Welfare Department for the implementation of the Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme. The Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme provides financial assistance to girls
Salesian missionaries living and working at Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda are addressing food shortfalls for refugees. Salesians have been encouraging donations of seeds so refugees can plant and harvest their own food in community gardens that have been set up. Recently, a harvest
Don Bosco Ngangi Center, located in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, received a visit from Fondong Julius, from the office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The purpose of the visit was to assess the