Salesian missionaries in Tbilisi, Georgia, are working to establish a vocational educational center and residence for youth who are vulnerable thanks in part to funding from Salesian Missions. The center will offer education for 60-100 students older than age 16 who are working to gain
Salesian missionaries have opened Zatti Saúde, a new branch of the Salesian Mato Grosso Mission in Araçatuba, Brazil, to manage essential mental health and primary care services. The center will work in partnership with the Araçatuba City Council.
Young women from the Salesian Talita Kumi Center, located in San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala, have taken another step in reaffirming their commitment to environmental sustainability. As part of a strategy led by students, the center has eliminated the use of disposable cups and plates during
Salesian missionaries have been responding to a devastating flood that occurred in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo*, on June 14. Heavy rains killed 29 people and damaged buildings. The Salesian communities located in Masina, Kingabwa and Lukunga were impacted by the flood waters.
Salesian missionaries have opened the Don Bosco Child Protection Center in Lagos, Nigeria, to provide shelter, education, and psychosocial support for children facing abandonment, abuse, or neglect. The opening is a milestone in the Salesians' expanding efforts to support the future of youth who are
Salesian missionaries with the Province of St. Lucas in Venezuela* were able to provide training on the “Bosco Way Walking with Don Bosco Toward the Salesian Identity” thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The project sought to provide pastoral and educational staff with a
The Don Bosco School, located in Chhinchu, Nepal, participated in a demonstration against air and plastic pollution organized by the Chhinchu municipal office. The young students carried a sign, shouted slogans and walked the half-kilometer distance in the heat, pledging to keep the environment clean
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Youth Skills Day, celebrated on July 15 each year since 2014. The United Nations designated the day as a way to bring greater awareness of the importance of technical and vocational education and
Salesian missionaries were able to establish a sick bay for children who are ill at Don Bosco CALM Nursery and Primary School in Uganda thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The sick bay will provide services to more than 700 children.
Students from the São João Batista Youth Center, a Salesian center located in the city of Poxoréu, Brazil, planted cashew seedlings, a fruit tree native to Brazil. Each class was given a seedling to plant, as a way of giving a gift to the Earth.