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INDIA: Don Bosco Film Festival Awards Prizes to Youth-Created Short Films

April 18, 2017

(MissionNewswire) In March, the Salesian Rector Major Father Ángel Fernández Artime presented awards to the winners of the National Festival of Short Films: Don Bosco Youth Film Festival of India. The short film "Saavat" by Swapnil Rajashekar, was chosen as the best film among the

PERU: Salesian Missionaries Respond with Food and Medical Aid to Those Affected by Intense Flooding and Mudslides

April 18, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Rains and heavy thunderstorms have continued to exacerbate already flooded conditions in Peru. The latest information from the National Emergency Operations Center reports deaths from flooding at more than 80 since the beginning of December 2016. More than 650,000 citizens have been affected with

HAITI: First Rice-Meal Shipments Made to Six Salesian Centers Under the Hunger for Education USAID Food Relief Partnership Project

April 18, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Salesian students at six Salesian centers in Haiti have access to better nutrition thanks to a recent grant from the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID). Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco headquartered in New Rochelle, N.Y., received

DR Congo: Salesian Youth Have Better Nutrition Thanks to Rice-Meal Donation from Feed My Starving Children

April 18, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Youth taking part in school and other social development activities within different programs operated by Don Bosco Ngangi Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo benefited from a recent shipment of rice-meals thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Feed My Starving

KENYA: Salesian Missionaries Providing Food Aid to Those Affected by Ongoing Drought

April 12, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have provided food distribution to 1,000 families in 18 villages during their efforts to assist families affected by the drought in Kenya. More than 3 million people in Kenya are impacted by the worsening drought in East Africa. Little rain has fallen

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions Highlights Rehabilitation and Social Programs That Provide Hope to Street Children

April 12, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions stands with the United Nations and organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of children on the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and the millions of street children in countries worldwide to have their voices heard and

MYANMAR: Don Bosco Friend Youth Center Shelters and Educates Boys Living on the Streets

April 11, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries operate the Don Bosco Friend Youth Center in Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. The center was developed in 2013, and aims to help boys who are living on the streets access services and education. According to an article by UCANews.com,

ANGOLA: Salesian Programs Offer Education and Don Bosco Band to Provide Hope to Poor Youth

April 11, 2017

(MissionNewswire) José Simon Galarza from Argentina recently had an opportunity to reconnect with his former teacher, Salesian brother Andrés Rafael Randisi. Galarza visited Bro. Randisi at his mission in Calulo in the city of Luanda, Angola and was impressed by the Salesian presence in the

ZAMBIA: Salesian Sisters Provide Women Agriculture and Vocational Skills Training in Remote Town

April 11, 2017

(MissionNewswire) Salesian sisters with Daughters of Mary Help of Christians have been working in the town of Luwingu, Zambia since 1984. The town is small and was for a long time isolated from the rest of the country because there were almost no roadways to

DR CONGO: Salesian Institute of Higher Learning Helps Students Prepare for Work in Private and Public Administration

April 11, 2017

(MissionNewswire) The Salesian-run Higher School of Administration and Economic Policy of Lubumbashi (EcoPo-Lubumbashi) opened in October 2010, and serves as an institution for higher learning in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). EcoPo-Lubumbashi is a scientific and professional center providing students a quality education in the