In the past 20 years, Thailand has shown considerable economic growth and, according to the World Bank, has reduced the national unemployment rate from 21 percent to nearly 11 percent. However, many youth from poor communities still struggle to...
In Tanzania, 69.7 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, including Mohamed. After struggling in school, Mohamed was forced to drop out and work on the streets selling second-hand items to support himself. Then he discovered...
Taking the lead from Pope Francis’ recently published Laudato Si, an eco-encyclical imploring Catholics around the world to embrace and care for our Earth, the Salesian Youth Center at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Cebu, Philippines created...
Don Bosco College in Golaghat, Assam, India provides advanced education, housing and the opportunity to build brighter futures for 300 marginalized students. Thanks to generous donations to our Clean Water Initiative, these young men and women...
In South Sudan, women and young girls disproportionately bear the burdens of overwhelming poverty. With more than 83 percent of the country’s population living on less than $1 a day, women regularly must abandon their dreams of an education...
The global pandemic has fundamentally changed the way societies function, forcing people to re-examine and redefine everything from where they work to how they socialize. And, as millions of children and parents around the world have discovered in...
What happens when COVID-19 closures and restrictions threaten educational continuity for students in Nepal? Our Salesian missionaries step up with creative solutions—just as they did in 2015, when a catastrophic earthquake destroyed more than...
It’s winter in South Africa, and poverty-stricken residents are struggling particularly hard this year—especially children and the elderly. Rather than stand by idly, a young man with the spirit of Don Bosco has rallied 14 of his peers to assist...
Manglu works on a tea plantation in the northeastern state of Assam, India as a day laborer. Even before the global pandemic, this 39-year old husband and father struggled to support his family on the meager daily wages he earned. Now, thanks to...
One of the many unsung medical heroes putting their lives on the line during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is Don Bosco graduate, Doctor Venancio de León of Guatemala. Exemplifying true Salesian spirit, he lives to serve others...
