The Little Schools were located on the Salesian-run National Academy of Arts (ENAM) campus, where nearly every building collapsed during the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Hundreds of students on the campus were killed—many of the older students were studying to become teachers. Today, all
The Don Bosco Center in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo issued graduation certificates to 69 students, many who had previously lived on the street. Graduates started coursework 14 months ago with two months of literacy training, followed by nine months
Salesian missionaries in the Great Lakes Province of Rwanda are working toward modernization of technical and vocational training for youth. The growing number of youth who want technical education is in part what sparked this renewed effort. Brother Hubert Twagirayezu, director of the Salesian planning
The Don Bosco Catholic University in Campo Grande, Brazil, has recently launched its first international postgraduate course known as “Salesianity.” The course is intended for collaborators of Salesian programs and centers, members of the Salesian congregation, and committed lay people. The specialization has been offered
Five years after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake struck Haiti and reduced the Salesian Youth Center in Fort Liberté, Haiti, to rubble, Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, rebuilt it. The reconstruction project, made possible by many generous
Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, the work of Salesian missionaries never wavered and didn’t stop when the rubble was cleared away. Missionaries have remained as they always were—an integral part of communities across the country. Rebuilding Haiti has not been
Youth attending Don Bosco Technical School Fatumaca in #East Timor have access to better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. In addition to the rice-meals, poor youth access a range of programs including health, nutrition, education and general support
Students in technical skills training programs supported by the Don Bosco Foundation of Cambodia had access to proper nutrition in the second quarter of 2019 thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. The rice-meal donations were distributed to 650 students at
The Siamo Umani (We are human) project is carried out by the Salesian Social Cooperative within the Sacred Heart Youth Center in Rome. The project helps young refugees and Italians find job placements. Its initiatives have diversified and now include assistance for those wishing
Levels of malnutrition in Venezuela have tripled in the past two years with nearly 80 percent of families living in a state of nutritional insecurity. Food consumption has halved. The operation of the health system and of the school system has decreased by 60 and