Since the beginning of October 2022, more than 28,000 people seeking refuge from violence have arrived at Don Bosco Ngangi, located in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Salesian missionaries, with support of volunteers from the Salesian-run International Volunteering for Development (VIS), are supporting people
St. Dominic Savio Youth Center, located in Tema New Town, a neighborhood in Tema, Ghana, provides a place for street children to seek shelter, live comfortably and access mainstream education at nearby schools. At the center, which was established in 2003, youth receive a range
Don Bosco 2000 in Italy is focused on welcoming migrants, helping in prisons and providing safe space in oratories, among other activities. One of the oratories supported is the Piazza Armerina Oratory, run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. The oratory operates year-round
Salesian missionaries have been responding with aid for those impacted by the conflict in Ethiopia*, which started in November 2020, in the Tigray region. Recently a peace deal was struck and things are slowly returning to some normalcy. During the conflict, when there were no
Don Bosco Technical School Maligaon, located in Assam, India, will be making technical education more accessible through the new “Promoting Peace through Technical Training” project. This project was made possible thanks to a grant from United States Agency for International Development’s American Schools and Hospitals
Salesian missionaries continue to ship aid to those impacted by the war who have remained in cities in Ukraine. The aid, mostly consisting of food, is part of the Salesian plan to help people make it through the cold winter. After being brought to a
Don Bosco Prafulta Center for Psychological Wellness recently held an event called “Celebration of Feeling” focused on mental health. The event was held at St. Dominic Savio, located in Andheri, a locality in the western part of Mumbai, India. Children from nearby neighborhoods, who don’t
Don Bosco Technical College (known as Don Bosco Cebu), located in Cebu City, Philippines, will be empowering the next generation of STEM students thanks to the new “Realizing 21st Century Learning in Don Bosco Cebu” project. This project was made possible thanks to a grant
Youth attending programs at Don Bosco Navajeevan in Hyderabad, India, had access to nutritional support thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. These youth include 175 street children, orphans, and poor and marginalized children abandoned by their parents and relatives. They are receiving services at
Salesian Missions has launched an emergency appeal to provide disaster relief for those impacted by the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in Kahramanmaraş province in southern Turkey, very close to Syria's* northwestern border, on Feb. 6.