Don Bosco Muhazi Technical and Vocational School in Rwanda has celebrated the graduation of 12 students who are single parents, including 11 women and one man. These graduates successfully completed training in agriculture and animal husbandry under the Gender Matters for Green TVET initiative.

Salesian missionaries have constructed the St. Joseph Catholic Chapel in Imaweje, a rural community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The new chapel will provide the growing Catholic community with a permanent and safe place for worship, faith education, and other pastoral activities.

Salesian missionaries are continuing to respond with aid for people affected by the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Aug. 10, 2026. The earthquake left widespread destruction, impacting Salesian institutions and thousands of people. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the department of Chocó, causing serious damage

Salesian missionaries in Mexico facilitated the “Accompanying I Go” project to support 100 youth at four Salesian youth centers thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The goal was for greater school attendance and achievement for youth, both during and after the project.

Don Bosco Lonavla, located in Maharashtra, India, hosted 28 students and seven staff members to confront environmental challenges and turn concern into action. This is part of Don Bosco Lonavla’s Environmental Intelligence Integral Ecology initiative.

Nearly 100 residents of the coastal villages of Mangalam, located in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, benefited from a free medical camp organized by the Family Commission of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, the Mangalam Primary Health Care Center and the multidisciplinary organization IDS in Alappuzha.

Salesian missionaries around the globe have been supporting Salesian efforts in Ukraine* to aid youth and their families impacted by the ongoing war in the country. Father Michał Wocial, a Polish Salesian, has been working in Ukraine and recently went to Italy to provide an update on projects to Mission

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing the International Day of Peace, observed on Sept. 21 each year. The United Nations General Assembly declared the International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Literacy Day. Celebrated each year on Sept. 8, the day was launched in 1967 to “remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights and to advance the literacy agenda

Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International Day of Charity celebrated each year on Sept. 5. The date was chosen by the General Assembly of the United Nations to commemorate the anniversary of the passing of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She received the