Salesian missionaries in Dili-Comoro, East Timor, have sheltered 3,000 people who fled from their homes because of floodwater. A flash flood caused by torrential rains crippled areas around the capital city of Dili as well as nearby islands in eastern Indonesia in the early morning
Salesian past pupils in China have sent 10 shipments of goods to Salesian programs. The shipments included seven containers with computer numerical control machines, desks, cabinets, workbenches, hydraulic forklifts, projectors, microscopes, chairs, fans and more. A final container was shipped during the pandemic and included
The Salesian-run Opera Don Bosco Onlus Foundation in Milan, Italy, has launched a new global appeal to help create an infirmary to take care of the girls living in the Laga Laura Vicuña Orphanage in East Timor. The orphanage houses 104 girls aged 6-17. The
Salesians of Don Bosco in East Timor are providing food relief to those most in need—including widows, the elderly, those living in poverty, people with disabilities and orphans. Over three months, there were 1,174 beneficiaries. Funding was provided through Salesian Missions.
More than 1,200 youth attending Salesian schools and youth centers in East Timor had better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. The shipment, which arrived in the last quarter of 2019, provided donated rice-meals to ensure students had a healthy
alesian programs in East Timor have new school furniture thanks to a donation made possible by an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and IRN (Institution Recycling Network). The donation, which was received in October 2019, included 295 tables and chairs. “Having tables and chairs and the proper
Youth attending Don Bosco Technical School Fatumaca in #East Timor have access to better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger. In addition to the rice-meals, poor youth access a range of programs including health, nutrition, education and general support
Salesian missionaries and Salesian sisters living and working in East Timor have three orphanages for poor and homeless youth in the country, as well as a medical clinic. In the wake of the devastating civil war that claimed countless lives, decimated entire communities and resulted
In East Timor, students with an education are able to find work and contribute to their communities and families. Salesian programs in the country include agricultural education for 1,000 students, as well as short-term courses in motor mechanics, building, electrical wiring and IT. Many programs