Africa

The Salesian Institute Youth Projects, located in Cape Town, South Africa, has graduated 15 young men and women in its four-month accredited tailor’s program. The "Stitch Ahead Sewing Program" provides youth with marketable skills for sustainable employment in the textile and manufacturing sectors.

Salesian missionaries were able to complete construction of a Salesian residence and perimeter fence in Ogidi, Anambra state of Nigeria, thanks to donor funds. The funding came from Salesian Missions.

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Americas & Caribbean

Salesians were represented at the 20th edition of "Caminos y Sabores", known as "The Great Argentine Market", a leading gastronomic and cultural fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Don Bosco for Young People, the local Salesian Mission Office, set up a pavilion to sell products made in Salesian agricultural technical schools.

The Chicos de la Calle Salesian Project Foundation–North Coast celebrated the conclusion of the collaborative project developed in partnership with the Salesian Polytechnic University based in Quito, Ecuador. The initiative, which lasted five months, strengthened the educational, community, and pastoral work that the foundation carries out with youth and their

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Asia & Oceania

Salesian missionaries with the Don Bosco Girls Hostel, located in Nalgonda, a city in Telangana, India, received donor funding to provide 150 girls who are marginalized with nutritional support. The donor funding came from Salesian Missions.

Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Academy, located in Nalgonda, a city in Telangana, India, received donor funding to support 525 youth through education and career guidance. The donor funding came from Salesian Missions.

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Europe

Salesians in Ukraine* have published a bilingual book “My First Day of War”, a collection of documentary accounts by students and teachers at the Vsesvit Salesian High School in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Published in Ukrainian and English, the book is a collection of personal memories of what was experienced on Feb.

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Special Reports From Salesian Missions

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Humanitarian Day. Celebrated every year on Aug. 19, World Humanitarian Day honors the humanitarian efforts worldwide that support people in crisis.

Aug. 12 raises awareness of issues affecting young people around the globe (MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing International Youth Day. Celebrated each year on Aug. 12, International Youth Day was established by the United

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, United Nations member states adopted a resolution that designated July 30 as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day aims to raise awareness about the victims of human

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