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BELGIUM: New Games App Helps Salesian Youth Leaders Facilitate Youth Group Activities

August 17, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Youth-Net has recently launched a new games app through both Apple iTunes and Google Play for Android. The game app is a fun and interactive tool that can be utilized by leaders and youth workers during youth exchanges, summer camps or training

BRAZIL: Salesian Missionaries Focus on Legal Protections for Street Children

August 16, 2016

(MissionNewswire) The Salesian-run Jugend Eine Welt – Don Bosco Aktion Austria has raised concerns over the high numbers of street children in Brazil, particularly the city of Rio de Janeiro. One of the organizations primary concerns is the treatment of street children who end up

SPAIN: Salesian Summer Programs Provide Educational, Recreational Activities for Close to 18,000 Youth

August 15, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian programs across Spain provided summer camps and tours for close to 18,000 youth during the school break in Spain. The summer activities were organized by 2,500 youth leaders and 350 Salesian staff. When school breaks for the summer in Spain thousands of youth

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY: Salesian Missions Highlights Programs that Help Eradicate Poverty and Provide Eco-Sustainability in Communities

August 12, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and other organizations around the globe in recognizing International Youth Day. Celebrated each year on Aug. 12, the day was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of issues affecting young people around the world. The theme of

OLYMPICS IN BRAZIL: Salesian Missions Highlights Programs in Brazil That Provide Poor Youth, Families Hope for a Better Future

August 12, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have a long history of providing education, workforce development and social services to poor youth and their families in Brazil. As all eyes turn to Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics 2016, missionaries have been living and working among the city’s

PHILIPPINES: Partnership between Don Bosco Technical Institute, Porsche AG Trains Youth for Stable, Long-term Employment

August 10, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati City, has had an ongoing partnership with Porsche AG and PGA Cars in the Philippines since 2008. Porsche collaborates with Don Bosco Technical Institute in Manilla to help underprivileged young adults gain the skills they need to find

BURKINA FASO: Salesian Programs Address Social Development, Educational Needs of Youth Living on the Streets

August 8, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have been working in Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, since March 1993. Missionaries first began their work in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second largest city in the country. They settled in a neighborhood known as Ouezzin, an expanding area of the

ZAMBIA: Salesian Nursery School Provides Children a Chance to Prepare for Primary Schooling

August 6, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Makululu, a shantytown just outside the city of Kabwe, the capital of the Zambian Central Province, provide education and social development services for poor youth in the region. The area, heavily affected the HIV/AIDS, has lost many of the communities elders

RWANDA: Vocational Center Provides Skills Training to Youth Living in Poverty

August 6, 2016

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in the small village of Muhazi, near the Rwandan capital city of Kigali, operate a vocational center that provides education and training in dressmaking, construction, and catering. Students also learn to cook, take care of a home and organize events. In Kigali,

ECUADOR: Salesian University Develops Support Center and Study Room for Students with Visual Impairments

August 4, 2016

(MissionNewswire) The Salesian Polytechnic University of Guayaquil in Ecuador has opened a support center and study room for visually impaired students thanks to the support of the Academic Group ASU for Free Software and the TICAD Research Group, which focuses on information technologies and communications