Salesian missionaries working and living in Peru reaffirmed their commitment to work for the construction of a more democratic, just and supportive nation. Through this process, they focused on four “flags” (priority areas) for their work. The first is their commitment to youth and people
Don Bosco Relief Services, located in Chennai, India, and in collaboration with the Salesian provincial planning and development office SUABI, has been working to help mitigate the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 that is devastating the country. The organization has launched a number
Kim Gevaert, a former student at Don Bosco School in Haacht, Belgium, won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was the 2006 European champion in the 100- and 200-meter dash. She recently returned to the Don
Salesians in India were able to train 125 catechists with a year-long program thanks to funding Salesian Missions received through the Koch Foundation. The “Training and Faith Formation of Catechists” project prepared catechists to work in Roman Catholic parishes throughout the Salesian Guwahati Province, headquartered
Salesian missionaries working at the Don Bosco Technical School in Dekemhare, a town roughly 25 miles southeast of the capital city of Asmara in Eritrea, have been able to buy two cows and food items thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Day Against Child Labor on June 12. Child labor is associated with lower educational attainment and later with jobs that fail to meet basic decent work criteria. In honor of World Day Against
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salesian Philippines South Province made a formal agreement with the Region 7 Office of the Department of Health to use its retreat house in Lawaan, Talisay City, as temporary boarding for frontline workers. These health care professionals had to
Indigenous Xavante people, who live within the Campinápolis village in the Brazilian state of Mato Grasso, have been receiving food baskets and other supplies thanks to donors from the local Salesian St. Domenico Savio Parish. Indigenous people represent about 60 percent of the population of
Salesian missionaries in Nepal have been working to help mitigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for hundreds of families. Through the help of a donor, Salesians have also provided medical equipment and accessories including an oxygen concentrator, oximeters, PPE kits, masks, and sanitizer to
A new 100-bed COVID-19 Care Center started by Retreat-Don Bosco, located in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India, is being launched with the help of donor funding from Salesian Missions. This new facility will help the local community because right now people have to travel for medical