As winter approaches, Salesians are continuing to help those most in need in Ukraine*. The war has been raging since March 2022 when Russian invaded. Because of the length of the continuing war, many women and children have returned to the country and need support
Salesian missionaries in Kuajok, South Sudan*, have opened their doors to welcome refugees from the ongoing war in Sudan*. The war started on April 15 in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and since that time people have been fleeing the country in search of safety.
Salesians with the Provincial Youth Ministry in the Nigeria and Niger Africa Province launched a new program that helps to educate and support youth with their life choices. The initiative is aimed at young people between the ages of 18 and 30 and encourages participants
Brother Lothar Wagner, a Salesian missionary who has worked as a chaplain at Monrovia Central Prison in Liberia since 2016, is demanding the immediate release of 63 young men who have been locked up without ever being served with an indictment. This deprives them of
The Salesian Province of Bombay’s Social Communication Commission has conducted a train-the-trainer program focused on digital addiction. The training brought together 35 participants from 14 Salesian institutions in India. The Social Communication Commission has identified digital addiction as rampant among youth in the province.
The Salesian-run FUSALMO, located in the municipality of Soyapango in the San Salvador department of El Salvador, and Catholic Relief Services have announced the launch of two new platforms. Transforma EDU will focus on supporting quality education for children and older youth while Transforma PRO
Salesian missionaries are helping former child soldiers and at-risk youth in Colombia gain an education and have hope for the future. It is estimated that close to 6,000 minors are still utilized as child soldiers with thousands more having reached their 18th birthday after years
Don Bosco High School and Junior College, located in Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, hosted a four-day pot painting art workshop for 40 students in the 5th to 9th grades. David Jain, a renowned artist, art consultant for UNICEF, child educator and a crusader for the rights
Salesian Missionary Foundation recently released the new documentary short film “Rescued from the Street” about the work of Salesians with street children in Kabwe, Makululu, Zambia. The focus is on children who are surviving on the streets, forced to beg for food, and sleeping in
Salesian Institute Youth Projects, located in Cape Town, South Africa, is taking a pivotal role in developing programming for youth ages 18 to 26 who are neither employed, engaged in education, nor receiving training. Salesians empower youth by reintroducing them to learning, nurturing entrepreneurial skills,