Don Bosco Utume in Nairobi, Kenya, has been able to renovate the building housing students thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The funding transformed the living conditions of 215 people, mostly seminarians, by renovating and upgrading 23 student rooms and attached bathrooms and rehabilitating the communal student restroom.
The Don Bosco Center, located in Zway (Batu), a town in Oromia, Ethiopia*, has opened a nursery school in its missionary station in Hobe. The station has a chapel dedicated to the Most Holy Saviour and an oratory where members of the community, lay collaborators and animators organize various activities
Salesian missionaries have carried out maintenance work on deep wells, replacing submersible pumps in various villages within the Parabubure Indigenous territory, in the Campinápolis area of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The goal is to ensure a strong water supply for the Santa Luzia, Santarém and Aopa communities.
The Casa Real Project, located in Lorena, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, encourages architecture and urban planning students attending Teresa D'Ávila University Center to develop their professional skills through social action aimed at providing decent housing for those in need.
Salesian missionaries had the funding for scholarships for 34 economically disadvantaged girls studying at Don Bosco School, located in Muniguda in the Rayagada District, Odisha, India. The scholarship funds were received from Salesian Missions and were used for school fees, hostel fees, and educational materials. Although the funding was initially
The Don Bosco Social Development Services Center for Social Development Services, located in Nerul, Mumbai, India, celebrated International Women's Day on March 8, by paying tribute to women who have successfully completed various skills development courses. Salesians reaffirmed their commitment to supporting women from vulnerable communities through vocational education.
The Salesian International Volunteering for Development (VIS) celebrated its 40-year anniversary of service on March 3. The organization was founded in Turin, Italy, with the aim of implementing international cooperation projects to support youth at risk. VIS has launched a new video that tells its story.
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of children and youth who are homeless on the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and the millions of street children worldwide with an opportunity to have their voices heard while ensuring that
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian and other international organizations in honoring World Health Day on April 7. In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) held the First World Health Assembly and designated the day to mark the founding of WHO. The first World Health Day was held in 1950. Every year
Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which is celebrated each year on April 6. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2013, and it has been celebrated each year since 2014. The adoption of