Salesian organizations around the globe are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with food, hygiene supplies, medical care and awareness about the virus and prevention strategies. Salesian Missions has answered the call to ensure this critical aid reaches those most in need.
A Salesian Missions donor provided funding for two siblings to continue their education in Thailand at the Hua Hin Vitthayalai School, located in the town of Hua Hin. Poppy, who is 14, will continue with secondary school while her young brother Carlin, age 11, will continue
Salesian missionaries in South Sudan are working with local populations as the effects of coronavirus spread. In Gumbo, Salesian missionaries have a parish, a technical-vocational training center, elementary and middle schools, a women’s promotion center, and a youth center. There is also a camp for
The Don Bosco Institute in Florence, Italy, is hosting a summer camp for children who are blind. The camp is organized by the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Tuscany with the support of the CR Firenze Foundation Summer Together, the Red
The Salesian Network has provided 460 youth and their families with food assistance in the city of Manaus in Brazil. Families in need were tracked and identified through an app. More than 800 baskets of food were delivered, with deliveries observing the guidelines for coronavirus prevention.
Salesian missionaries work with street children in Lima, Peru, to ensure they have the education they need to grow and thrive. Casa Don Bosco offers minors a home, sit-down meals at regular times and guaranteed medical care, as well as psychological and spiritual support. Youth
Students attending the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center in Juba, South Sudan, have received scholarships to help afford their education and continue their studies thanks to funding from Salesian Missions donors. The scholarships, which are mainly focused on female students, cover 50 percent of the school’s
Don Bosco Technical and Vocational Training School in Rango, Rwanda, is constructing a new building to host culinary arts and hairdressing courses. The construction was made possible by the Don Bosco Tech Africa initiative with funds from Don Bosco Mondo. The school provides technical and
The Don Bosco Center in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, has clean drinking water powered by solar electricity thanks to funding from Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” The “Sun Helps Us Succeed” project is providing drinking water using a solar pump. The project has impacted 540 students
Salesian missionaries in Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, have been providing relief supplies to those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Missionaries are working to help the elderly, youth in poverty and those who are most vulnerable. To date, Salesians have distributed food and basic