Don Bosco Nerul, located in Mumbai, India, has launched a new initiative to help people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic gain skills for employment. The initiative launched with 17 women, aged 19-45, who have signed up for online classes, which also include English language lessons.
The Salesian Province of Ecuador, in collaboration with Don Bosco Mission and Salesian Polytechnic University, launched the campaign “Donate your computer” to provide technology tools to vulnerable populations in 12 cities across the country. The initial goal of the campaign is to provide 500 technological tools
Close to 500 people supported by the Maria Auxiliadora Parish in Gbényedzi, Lomé, Togo, have access to coronavirus prevention materials thanks to funding from Salesian Missions donors. The funding enables Salesians at the parish to purchase and distribute face masks, install hand-washing devices and purchase
In early October, Don Bosco Youth Education Services held three days of teacher training on the theme “Teaching and Learning in the 21st century” led by Father Selvam Sahay and a team of experts. Participants included 20 teachers from five Salesian academic institutions.
The Salesian Province of the Middle East has had added challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to persistent economic challenges, those who have been internally displaced and the explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4. The Salesian province has 13 Salesian institutions and centers including five in
Salesian missionaries working in the commune of Koumassi in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, implemented a project supporting the Salesian-run Don Bosco Foyer and Marie Dominique Foyer, operated by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. There are 41 boys and 21 girls who
Don Bosco Mission in Tonj, a town in the northwest region of South Sudan, has been able to support more than 3,500 internally displaced people with a recent COVID-19 initiative. Families found themselves faced with violent border conflicts and were left homeless. They were forced
Anjali Tresa Veliath, a counselor at Don Bosco School Alaknanda, located in New Delhi, India, was awarded a certificate of appreciation for her extraordinary and dedicated service in providing COVID-19 counseling to Delhi police personnel. As India went to a total lockdown, there was chaos
[caption id="attachment_25161" align="alignright" width="248"] SOUTH AFRICA[/caption] (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Cape Town, South Africa, have been responding to COVID-19 with relief supplies, psychological support and prevention campaigns. In the early months of the pandemic, the Salesian Life Choices program, part of the Salesian Institute Youth Projects,
Salesian Father Rubinsky Sánchez has been living and working in the Salesian community of Machala, Ecuador, and has played a pivotal role in helping the community during the coronavirus pandemic. Protected by gloves, glasses and a mask, Fr. Sánchez organized the delivery of food kits to