South America
Salesian students from the nursing, speech therapy, and kinesiology programs
Salesians in Peru have launched a new educational initiative for
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
COLOMBIA: Program educates youth who worked in coal mines
The Salesian "Leaving Footprints" program, launched at Don Bosco City in Medellín, Colombia, has been providing education for 170 youth who once spent time
BRAZIL: Efforts to fight COVID-19 honored
Don Bosco Catholic University in Campo Grande, Brazil, was one of the winning institutions in the first edition of the Citizenship Award sponsored by