Africa

Salesians in Rwanda at the Don Bosco Youth Education for All have launched the “Laudato Si’ in Action: Caring for Our Common Home” initiative, a campaign designed to combine environmental education with practical community actions. The project is being implemented by the Salesian Planning and Development Office with support from

Salesian missionaries constructed a bathroom facility at the Don Bosco Youth Center, located in Kabwe, Zambia, thanks to donor funding from the Salesian Missions "Clean Water Initiative". Through the construction, six flushable toilets and six showers were installed, as well as lighting in the building.

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Americas & Caribbean

The Salesian Educational Center (CEST), located in Talca, Chile, took 12th-grade students in the electrical technology program to the CELEO Ancoa Electrical Substation, located in the municipality of Colbún. The goal was for the students to broaden their understanding of the strategic role the electricity sector plays in the country’s

Salesian missionaries renovated the electrical system and installed an air conditioning system in the auditorium of the Salesian Center in Porto Velho, Brazil, thanks to donor funding. Salesian Missions provided the funding that made the project possible.

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Asia & Oceania

The Salesian-run Self-Help Group has opened the Namma Kadai–Women’s Grocery Store, which the women in the group run and manage. The store was opened at Don Bosco Youth Village, located in Tiruchi, a city in Tamil Nadu, India.

Don Bosco Animation and Research Kendra, located in Palam, New Delhi, India, has successfully reached nearly 30,000 students across India through its nationwide DAAD Revolution Program, which works to promote kindness and social responsibility with youth.

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Europe

The Salesian Vocational Training Center in Olbia, Italy, is reopening its doors to provide vocational education and support to youth entering the workforce. After several years of closure, the CNOS-FAP (National Center for Salesian Works-Formation and Professional Updating) in Sardinia is resuming its activities with practical, high-quality and accessible educational

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Special Reports From Salesian Missions

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Youth Skills Day, celebrated on July 15 each year since 2014. The United Nations designated the day as a way to bring greater awareness of the importance of technical and vocational education and training, as well as the

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Refugee Day, held each year on June 20 since 2001. The day, which is coordinated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international organizations, honors the plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Day Against Child Labor. The day has been celebrated on June 12 since 2002, and it brings attention to the global extent of child labor and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.

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