Salesian missionaries with Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra traveled to the flood-affected areas of Assam, India, to support students whose education had been disrupted by flooding. The initiative was carried out in collaboration with AIDA Don Bosco in Dimapur, which provided support for on-site distribution.
The Salesian Industrial Technical Institute, located in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, welcomed nearly 900 of its 1,225 students back to campus in September, while adhering to Ebola prevention measures. Fifty-seven lay teachers and eight Salesians had prepared for school to start under strict
The Salesian Youth Ministry sector held a special initiative known as the “Breath of Life Campaign” that was carried out during the final week of the Season of Creation, from Sept. 27 to Oct 4. The initiative entailed tree-planting promoted by the organizers of World
St. Anthony Chapel in the village of Paneery New Line, located in the Udalguri district of Assam, India, has been completed thanks to donor funding provided by Salesian Missions. With the completed construction, parishioners are using the new chapel
Salesian missionaries have been responding with aid since a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Aug. 10, killing more than 300 people and directly affecting more than 466,000 people. The focus is shifting from the emergency to a reconstruction effort that will take a long
The Salesian post-novitiate residence in Makeni, Lusaka, Zambia, has undergone renovation thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The goal was to enhance the hospitality offered at the residence to aid in pastoral training and youth education. The project is aiding 45 Salesian seminarians and
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty held on Oct. 17 each year.
Don Bosco Technical Center in Alafua, Samoa, is expanding educational opportunities for youth who are vulnerable through the construction of new classrooms. The project is supported by the Salesian Mission Office in Australia and a fundraising campaign with local families, former students, and donors, who
Salesian Missions joins the international community and organizations around the globe in honoring World Food Day. Celebrated each year on Oct. 16, the day was established to bring attention to the plight of people in the world who are hungry and undernourished while providing an
Students at St. Dominic Savio High School, located in Andheri, a suburb in western Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, presented a class exhibition on the theme “Different Cultures, One World” and the sub-theme “Caring for Creation". The exhibition celebrated diversity, creativity, learning and shared responsibility toward the