Salesian Missions has launched its annual “Loaves and Fishes” fundraiser to raise critical funding to ship life-saving aid to more than 130 countries around the globe. Because the cost of shipping critical aid is far less than its value, donations are multiplied many times over.
Salesian Institute Youth Projects, located in Cape Town, is offering a beacon of hope for youth facing unemployment in South Africa. Its programs include the NEETs (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) Employability Program, designed to equip youth with critical skills and opportunities for economic independence.
The Don Bosco Learning Center in Quetta, Pakistan, celebrated 23 years of providing education for students of all ages who are poor or marginalized. To mark the occasion, students and teachers organized a special event attended by Father Pervez Raza, parish priest of Christ the King
Don Bosco Vazhikaatti, a Salesian institution that provides career guidance, training and job placement within the Salesian Province of Tiruchy, India, conducted a mentoring program for older youth at Don Bosco Care Home in Nilavarapatti.
Salesian missionaries are responding to the needs of people after a devastating oil spill occurred in Los Vergeles, in the Quinindé district of the Esmeraldas province, Ecuador. The spill was caused by the rupture of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System and caused severe environmental and social
Salesian missionaries facilitated free legal assistance and citizenship access for people in Indigenous communities across 14 villages in the municipalities in Água Boa and Nova Nazaré, Brazil. Salesian Deacon José Alves served as a bridge between the communities and the public defenders during the meetings
Don Bosco Vocational Training Center, located in Rango, Rwanda, ensures youth who are vulnerable can access the skills training they need to succeed in life. Uwimana Patience is one student who has found hope through tailoring courses. As a single mother of a newborn child,
Ten Belgian students from the Salesian Province of San Giovanni Berchmans volunteered at the Kebene Children’s Home in Ukunda, near Mombasa, Kenya. From Feb. 25 to March 6, students from the Salesian house "Don Bosco" in Hechtel, Belgium, learned and provided support to children and youth
The Niraivu Psychological Empowerment Program held a graduation ceremony at the Don Bosco Evening Study Center in Thalavadi, India. The graduation marked the culmination of a year-long program for 87 tribal children from 15 villages and also highlighted the work of their teachers.
Salesian missionaries provided clean water access in the Salesian St. Philip Rinaldi Community, Malawi, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The project was funded by the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative” and impacted staff and students of the Salesian pre-novitiate and the Don Bosco