From the last week of April into May, many Salesian organizations in Thailand came together in support of local people in need. For example, the Alumni Association of Huahin Vitthayalai School, together with My Garden Food Raft, distributed 800 packages of food, beverages and desserts
Don Bosco Technological Institute, located in Boroko, Papua New Guinea, has reopened its doors after the COVID-19 isolation. Students and teachers can resume classes with new added safety measures in place. These measures, provided by the Ministry of Education, include rigorous checks at the entrance, a
Salesian missionaries living and working in Venezuela continue to provide social support despite the ongoing political, social and economic challenges in the country. Their support is needed now more than ever. The World Food Program has warned that Venezuela is one of the areas most
Salesian missionaries at Don Bosco CALM in Uganda are working to keep youth in their programs safe while assessing what is happening with street children in the surrounding community. Street children cannot access clean water and have no money to buy soap or sanitizers. Recently,
City of Hope in Zambia is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Girls in the program to wear and distribute to others, and they continue work on school packages. The Salesian sisters who operate City of Hope are working with teachers, mothers and others to teach
Salesian Missions Madrid and the Spanish Salesian Jóvenes y Desarrollo Foundation (Youth and Development) in Spain are helping Salesian organizations in countries around the globe respond to COVID-19. To date, the two organizations have sent more than 200,000 euros to the 12 countries of Bolivia, Ecuador,
As Angola faces the coronavirus pandemic, the most vulnerable in society are street children who have nowhere to turn and no one to care for them. Among the street children most at risk and most exposed are those in Luanda, the capital and largest city
At the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center, located in the city of Cali in the Valle del Cauca department, southwest of Bogotá, Colombia, youth liberated from armed conflict wanted to produce masks to prevent COVID-19 infections. Led by Father Jesús Bolaño, youth were provided access
The Mamma Margherita Mother and Child Care Center, which is part of the Domenico Savio Institute in the Ituzaingó neighborhood in Uruguay, had just opened five months prior to the coronavirus pandemic. While regulations won't allow the Salesian child care center to accommodate children and
Salesians for Social, which coordinates the Universal Civil Service in Italy and other countries, has reactivated 67 projects that had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 80 percent of the total activities from the organization have resumed including re-engaging 753 volunteers in 198 project