People living in the villages of Campinápolis and Aldeia Corpo de Cristo in Brazil have six artesian wells for clean water access thanks to the Salesian Ambulant Mission Assistance project, an initiative of the Brazil-Campo Grande Province. Salesians built the new wells to make up
Salesian missionaries with Dom Bosco Educational Center in Gramoré in Natal, Brazil, have distributed packages of food to families assisted by the local Salesian oratory. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Dom Bosco Educational Center has served around 2,000 families with basic food packages and
Rádio Dom (Radio Don Bosco) is an online radio station established by Salesian missionaries and students Curitiba, Brazil. Youth produce the majority of the content. Rádio Dom also supports youth in detention centers, who are able to express themselves and learn skills.
The Salesian University (UniSalesiano), located in Araçatuba, Brazil, launched two important initiatives over the last few weeks. The first is hepatitis C testing for adults and the second is transforming a municipal emergency room into a specialized clinic. The first part of the new clinic
The Salesian Network has provided 460 youth and their families with food assistance in the city of Manaus in Brazil. Families in need were tracked and identified through an app. More than 800 baskets of food were delivered, with deliveries observing the guidelines for coronavirus prevention.
The Mamma Margarita Salesian Youth Center, located in the municipality of Niterói, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, is helping needy families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic by distributing food and hygiene products. The youth center launched a Salesian Solidarity Campaign, which has supported
UniSalesian University Center, located in Araçatuba in the Campo Grande province of Brazil, has been asked to build a replica of NASA's Curiosity Rover, which is currently exploring Mars. The invitation came directly from Dr. Jefferson Michaelis, the director of the education center at Kennedy
Every two to three months, a team from the Salesian Mission Animation project travels through the Brazilian state of Mato Grasso to provide well repair and other services to the region's indigenous communities. Close to 500 people live in 13 villages near Campinapolis and benefit
The Don Bosco Catholic University in Campo Grande, Brazil, has recently launched its first international postgraduate course known as “Salesianity.” The course is intended for collaborators of Salesian programs and centers, members of the Salesian congregation, and committed lay people. The specialization has been offered
Salesian missionaries in Iauaretê, Brazil, welcome children and teens who are alone and abandoned, offering them a meal and a protected place to find shelter and be able to sleep away from danger. The Salesian mission of Iauaretê consists of a central missionary district which