South America
Salesian missionaries within the Salesian Mission of Bomboiza in Ecuador
Students from the Salesian Agronomic Institute’s missionary club have taken
PARAGUAY: Indigenous students have new housing thanks to donor funding
Salesian students living in the Apostolic Vicariate of el Chaco, Paraguay, have new housing thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The 2022 project
BOLIVIA: Volunteer shares experience
The Don Bosco Project in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, protects the rights of children and older youth who are at high social
ECUADOR: Young woman from Indigenous community studies to become nurse
The Salesian Polytechnic University in Cayambe, Ecuador, provides education for poor youth from the sparsely populated local Indigenous community. Felisa is from this community
BRAZIL: Salesian institutions committed to cancer research
Salesian institutions in Brazil are focused on cancer research and on the importance of prevention, early detection, and proper treatment of cancer. Two studies
PERU: More than 9,600 people receive nutritional support with rice-meal shipment
More than 9,600 vulnerable people in Peru received nutritional support thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Feed My Starving Children. A shipment
ARGENTINA: Vulnerable youth attend camp
Salesian Don Bosco Oratory in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, held a summer camp for 500 youth from the area’s vulnerable neighborhoods. Youth were able
BRAZIL: Indigenous communities receive medical care
Salesian centers in Sangradouro and Meruri, Brazil, were host to 41 medical students and doctors from the University Center Faculty of Medicine in Santos.
ECUADOR: Youth shares his story of hope
Don Bosco Farm in Ambato, Ecuador, provides a safe space for youth who have experienced traumatic violent situations. Most of the youth have suffered