Tsegemed lives and is raising her young family in rural Shuvuu, Mongolia—her traditional ger, or one-room tent, is set against the stunning backdrop of the country’s majestic landscape. Yet everyday life is far from idyllic. With no running water...
From Mumbai’s impoverished and overcrowded communities, children and teens have emerged as unlikely pandemic heroes. They are using their newfound understanding of disease prevention and health promotion to educate their families and neighbors...
When Father Sean McFarran founded Don Bosco Boys Town in Nairobi, he hoped to inspire marginalized youth in Kenya to look beyond their circumstances; maybe even to encourage a few to seek secondary education. He likely never imagined that he would cr
In the poverty-stricken community of Ranadi, a suburb of Honiara in the Solomon Islands, overcoming economic adversity is an uphill battle for families—one often fought, and lost, in the trash heaps of the local landfills. For survival, destitute...
If you ever wander the streets of India’s biggest cities, you’ll see them. They are the hard-working men, women and children who’ve built the luxury high-rise apartments, glitzy shopping malls, modern office complexes, and related infrastructure...
Whenever disaster strikes, those who are already poor suffer the most heartbreaking effects. After Hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of indigenous families in rural Guatemala last November, our compassionate...
Today in Zambia, over one million girls and boys are living a life they did not choose: a life on the streets, where they struggle alone and try to survive. Many come from abusive or broken homes. Others have been orphaned. Soon, a proposed new...
More than 160 years ago, Saint John Bosco recognized an opportunity: to teach unemployed youth in Turin, Italy, the skills they needed to lead productive, dignified lives. Drawing upon this heritage—and leveraging the Salesians’ vast collective...
In Pakistan, the roots of gender inequality run deep. And the weeds they nourish—educational disparities, illiteracy, societal exclusion, lack of employment opportunities, violence and more—threaten to hinder the future generations of girls to...
For more than 54 years, Salesian missionaries at Cuidad Don Bosco (Don Bosco City) in Medellín, Colombia have worked hard to rescue thousands of youth from violence and exploitation. Juan David was one of them. Now a law student at the Latin ...
