The Salesian Institute Youth Projects is working to address South Africa's persistent youth unemployment crisis. The organization recently announced in an article in the BizCommunity that it redeveloped an older computer lab into a Smart Work Center, which launched in February 2023.
The Salesian community in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has launched a “Giving is Giving Hope” campaign to collect non-perishable foods, clothes in good condition, and basic necessities for people who have been impacted by the recent flooding in the province, which is in the northwest of the country.
Salesian Tijuana Project in Mexico is committed to the most vulnerable people, especially migrants and refugees, and it facilitates Salesian social programs in the city. The organization recently strengthened its network by signing a collaboration agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United
The Salesian San José Center, located in the city of Salta, Argentina, has trained more than 200 youth each year in vocational skills since the center opened eight years ago. Given its success, applications for enrollment are now more than the center can accommodate. In
Mission Don Bosco, located in Turin, Italy, with the help of volunteers from the Salesian-run International Volunteering for Development (VIS), distributed food and soap to more than 300 families staying at the Don Bosco Shasha camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.* The food
Close to 50 Salesian schools in Spain offer international baccalaureate, dual baccalaureate or American dual baccalaureate degrees. Students focused on the American dual programs are immersing themselves in the English language. Everything they read, write, say, and hear is in the English language.
Don Bosco Institute, in the town of Narammala, Sri Lanka, recently inaugurated a new college complex that includes 11 lecture halls, three offices, a girls' dormitory that includes resident rooms, a television room and bathroom facilities. All of the electrical and plumbing for the new
Salesians for the Social APS in Italy has signed an agreement with Formedil, a national construction organization focused on training, safety and labor services. The organization has a network of 121 territorial bodies called building schools.
Salesian missionaries in Khartoum, Sudan,* have been helping to support the local population since war broke out between two rival generals on April 15. Since that time, almost 1.4 million people have been displaced according to a report from the United Nations Office for the
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Refugee Day, held each year on June 20 since 2001. The day, which is coordinated by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and other international organizations, honors the plight of millions of refugees