Salesian missionaries with the AFM Vice-Province of Blessed Michael Rua in South Africa held a workshop for 39 delegates and leaders from the Eco Ubuntu project in Johannesburg. The project involves most of the 18 Salesian school networks in Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. Salesians will educate more than 15,000

The Filippo Smaldone Institute, located in Nyamirambo, a suburb of Kigali, Rwanda, is run by the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Heart. The institute provides primary and secondary school as well as vocational courses to prepare students for the workforce. The institute also has special courses for students with vision

Salesian missionaries are working to provide relief and repair their own buildings after an intense storm caused flooding and high wind in the coastal city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina. The storm left 13 people dead and caused destruction to homes and buildings. The wind reached 87 miles an hour and

Students in 7th grade at the Salesian Agricultural School in Catemu, Chile, recently won first place in a bottle cap recycling contest to contribute to the care of the environment. The school's initiative also instilled the importance of social responsibility by contributing to waste reduction.

The Don Bosco Emergency Relief Team quickly responded in the wake of the devastating cyclonic storm “Michaung” that impacted Chennai, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The storm left a trail of destruction across the state, disrupting the lives of thousands, submerging entire neighborhoods and claiming the

Don Bosco Academy Nerul, located in Mumbai, India, in collaboration with the company Canon, hosted a two-day free photography workshop. The basic course in photography welcomed 42 participants. The training aimed to nurture a love for photography and equip amateur photographers with the essential skills to embark on their creative

The “nARTure” project aimed to foster the bond between youth and their cultural and natural environment through innovative workshops in Spain, Portugal and Greece. Workshops focused on sustainable cultural practices and the close relationship between body expression and nature. Supported by European Union funds, the project concluded at the end

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which is celebrated each year on April 6. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2013.

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating World Water Day. Led by U.N.-Water, the organization that coordinates the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation, the day has been honored on March 22 every year since 1993.

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Day of Happiness, which falls each year on March 20. In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that recognized happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and called for “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced