Africa
Don Bosco Ngozi High School in Burundi* is working to
The Salesian “Empowering Young People through Sports and Spiritual Activities
NIGERIA: Girls develop tailoring and business skills to help achieve self-sufficiency
Salesian missionaries in Nigeria were able to train 15 girls in tailoring and give them self-employment starter kits thanks in part to funding from
RWANDA: Day of the African Child celebrated with call for care
Salesian missionaries with the St. Charles Lwanga Vice Province of Africa Great Lakes (Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) called on parents to join together in
MALI: Vulnerable youth take part in safe free-time activities
Salesian missionaries operate the “Promotion of healthy educational entertainment for disadvantaged young people in the Niaréla neighborhood,” in Bamako, Mali. The project, supported by
TOGO: 183 at-risk youth gain job skills
Bosco Global operates the Foyer Jean XXIII Education and Formation Center in Kara, Togo, which provides education and support to 183 youth at risk
NAMIBIA: St. John Bosco Parish has clean water access thanks to the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’
Youth attending the St. John Bosco Parish, which is part of the Don Bosco Youth Center in Rundu, Namibia, have access to clean, safe
TANZANIA: Secondary school completes construction project for new bathrooms
Don Bosco Didia Secondary School, located in Shinyanga, Tanzania, has been able to complete a construction project for new bathrooms at the school thanks
ERITREA: Funding to buy cows aids school’s self-sustainability efforts
Salesian missionaries working at the Don Bosco Technical School in Dekemhare, a town roughly 25 miles southeast of the capital city of Asmara in
BENIN: Street children increase self-esteem through art course
The Mamma Margherita Salesian Center, operated by Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Cotonou, Benin, has started an introductory art course for street