Salesian missionaries are feeding those who have been displaced by the July 6 bombing in Lviv, Ukraine*. On the night of the attack, an alarm sounded announcing the risk of a missile and drone attack. Subsequently, several loud explosions echoed throughout the city in what
Hunger has risen since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and repeated weather events and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF,
Many Salesian schools around the globe are working to add environmentally friendly practices and curriculum in response to Pope Francis’ 2020 Laudato Si’. Don Bosco Hotel School in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, is one of the schools striving to keep its campus green. Students are involved in
Salesian Schools Network of Brazil has been holding the sporting competition Nordestão Salesiano (Salesian Northeast) since 1984. This year the competition took place in Recife, at the Salesian Institute of the Sacred Heart. Close to 3,000 student athletes from 16 Salesian schools from the Province of
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, United Nations member states adopted a resolution that designated July 30 as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day aims to raise awareness about
Salesian missionaries in Aleppo, Syria, continue to support local youth after the country’s 12 years of civil war and in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in February 2023.
Since 1910, the Salesian Institute Youth Projects has been helping homeless, unemployed and impoverished youth in Cape Town, the second most populous city and legislative capital of South Africa. Salesians provide shelter, education and workforce development services, meeting the basic needs of the youth they
Don Bosco Technical Vocational Education and Training Center, located in Balamban, a municipality in Cebu, Philippines, recently harvested vegetables growing in its Laudato Si’ Garden. The garden is named after Pope Francis’ 2020 Laudato Si’, which had as its theme “Good Christians and Upright Citizens.”
The Salesian Institute Youth Projects’ Waves of Change program, located in Cape Town, South Africa, provides education to at least 200 youth each year. The program recently added a "Stitching Ahead" course to teach young women hand-sewing and machine-sewing techniques.
Don Bosco Youth Technical Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi, and Don Bosco Centers in Maputo and Inharrime, Mozambique, have partnered with Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. An announcement made in Engineering News explained that Schneider Electric, under the