Central Africa
Salesian graduates in vocational trades in Democratic Republic of the
Salesian missionaries are working on a construction project to expand
DR CONGO: Access to health care to expand
Salesian missionaries have launched a modernization project for Afia Don Bosco Polyclinic in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*. Built in 1987, the Salesian
DR CONGO: Donor funding supports orphans, teachers
Orphans attending Don Bosco Shasha, located in the Mupfunya Shanga-Shasha village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, received support through donor funding from
CAMEROON: Men in prison learn skills for future
Salesian missionaries are helping prisoners learn a trade in Ebolowa, Cameroon. Father Artur Bartol, a Polish Salesian missionary, leads a Salesian parish in developing
DR CONGO: Rice-meals increase student attendance
The Oeuvres Maman Marguerite Center, located in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, received a shipment of rice-meals thanks to a partnership between Salesian
DR CONGO: Social workers strengthen their skills
Don Bosco Ngangi Youth Center held a special course for Salesian staff focused on street children in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. During
DR CONGO: President of Mission Don Bosco visits Salesian programs
Father Daniel Antúnez, president of Mission Don Bosco in Turin, Italy, and Ester Negro, the organization’s photographer, recently spent time visiting Salesian programs in
DR CONGO: Youth gain skills, develop talents
At the end of the school year, the Salesian community of the Boscolac, located in Mugunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, organized an event
CHAD: Programs for youth extend beyond schools
Salesian missionaries have been living and working with poor youth in Chad in central Africa since 1995. They established their first programs in Sarh,