Don Bosco International recently participated in a meeting held by the Platform of Fundamental Rights, a body of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, based in Vienna, Austria. At the meeting “Human rights in challenging times—a way forward,” Salesians held the session “Promoting the
On International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Salesian Missions highlights how former child soldiers overcome the traumas of war and rebuild their lives through Salesian programs.
Salesian missionaries and the Real Madrid Foundation recently celebrated 10 years of providing socio-sport education. The collaboration has benefited more than 20,000 youth in Africa, Central and South America, and Europe over the past decade.
Salesian missionaries with Retreat-Don Bosco in Yercaud, India, have launched the second round of training for the “CALLS” program. The program provides farming assistance in tribal communities so residents have enough food to eat. Due to the pandemic, residents have seen poverty and hunger on
The Don Bosco Child Protection Center in Lagos, Nigeria, is able to provide ongoing support for 25 boys thanks to funding received from Salesian Missions. The center provides care for boys, ages 7 to 15, who were living on the streets, had faced physical abuse
The “Brilliant mothers – Empowerment of single-parent female families” project facilitated by SolSal (Salesian Social Service) has been awarded the “Social Value Award” by the Cepsa Foundation. The project addresses parenting, along with personal, social, and professional challenges through an integrated approach.
Don Bosco Technical and Vocational Training Centers in the southern Philippines are providing a blended learning environment for students and teachers during the 2020-2021 school year, thanks in part to funding received from Salesian Missions.
Salesian College Sonada launched an initiative to provide 100 young women with laptops at an affordable price. During the first distribution, 55 laptops were given out and the remaining 45 will be distributed in the second phase of the initiative.
Salesian missionaries in Rome, Italy, released a new Salesian commercial on broadcast television with the goal to showcase their educational mission for poor youth in countries around the globe. The commercial is part of the “Limited Edition” campaign to highlight the uniqueness of the youth
Salesian missionaries have been providing services for youth in Anjanamasina, a suburb of the capital city Antananarivo, Madagascar. They are working at the invitation of prison authorities to help children and youth who have been sent to the state re-education center, which houses more than