The Don Bosco Primary School in Tonj, a town in the northwest region of South Sudan*, launched a campaign to clean up the environment during Lent. Students taking part in the “Keep Clean and Grow Green” project are cleaning up the town and planting trees every Friday.

Oeuvres Maman Marguerite, a network of Salesian centers located in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, received a shipment of meals consisting of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, and Rise Against Hunger,

Salesian missionaries in Haiti have remained in the country but much of their school and youth center activities have stopped in the face of ongoing gang violence. Father Victor Auguste, a Salesian in the capital of Port-au-Prince, told Aleteia, “We are still working in areas that are very, very difficult.”

Salesian missionaries have launched Pibuiwena Arte Xavante project activities at the São João Batista Youth Center in Poxoréu, in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The project aims to promote the production of Indigenous crafts made by Indigenous families to help them improve their income. The project will also provide

Don Bosco ITI in Bidar, India, is collaborating with the Carmel Seva Trust and the Bidar Central Jail to offer skills training to men in prison in an effort to help rehabilitate them. The workshops will include training in electrical skills and plumbing. Currently, the prison houses approximately 120 inmates,

Twenty-five youth who were formerly homeless have been given a second chance at life thanks to Don Bosco Tech in Rongajan, Assam, India. The students are part of a unique hospitality training program under the stewardship of Salesian Brother Sunny Joseph and his dedicated team, according to a BNN Breaking

Salesian missionaries in Ukraine* are still working to support those who have fled for safety two years after Russia invaded the country. UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has reported that more than 6.5 million people have fled since the start of the war and there were 3.7 million people

Salesian Missions joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring the Catholic World Day of Peace. Every year on Jan. 1, the Pope marks the day with a special message inviting all people to reflect on the important work of building peace. Pope Francis focused his message for the day

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring International Migrants Day. Each year, International Migrants Day is held on Dec. 18 to recognize the efforts, contributions and rights of migrants worldwide.

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring Human Rights Day, celebrated each year on Dec. 10. Human Rights Day commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.