South America
The Salesian Hand of Solidarity group assists people who are
The Salesian Educational Center (CEST) in Talca, Chile, has formed
PERU: Salesian missionaries provide housing and support to Venezuelan refugees in Peru
Salesian missionaries are utilizing an unused wing of the Salesian College in Lima, Peru, as a reception center for Venezuelan youth who have fled
COLOMBIA: Students from San Juan Bosco Salesian College visit NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center
Twenty-two students from the San Juan Bosco Salesian College, located in Risaralda, Colombia, took an educational trip to NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center
BRAZIL: Students from Salesian Institute Dom Bosco win 11 medals at 22nd edition of Brazilian Astronomy and Astronautics Olympics
Students from Salesian Institute Dom Bosco in Salvador, Brazil, won 11 medals, two of which were gold, at the 22nd edition of the Brazilian
PARAGUAY: Salesian Carlos Pfannl Agricultural Institute celebrates 65 years of training rural farmers and local youth in new agriculture and forestry techniques
The Salesian Carlos Pfannl Agricultural Institute, located in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, celebrated its 65th anniversary on Nov. 21. When the institute was first opened,
PARAGUAY: Salesian students win first place Municipal Prize for Student Initiative on Human Rights for their game that teaches children’s rights
Students attending the Sacred Heart of Jesus Salesian school in Asunción, Paraguay, won first place in the public services category at the Municipal Prize
CHILE: Salesian missionaries launch forums for youth to discuss growing economic and social changes in the country
In response to growing calls in Chile for the government to bring about social and economic change, Salesian missionaries across the country are holding
BOLIVIA: Salesian-run Radio-Television Ichilo facility looted and destroyed
Salesian-run Radio-Television Ichilo, based in the municipality of Yapacaní in the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was attacked on Nov. 10 by a violent
BOLIVIA: Salesian educational center Don Bosco El Prado in La Paz impacted by recent political and social protests
The Salesian educational center Don Bosco El Prado in La Paz, Bolivia, closed on Nov. 6 after police detonated five tear gas grenades inside