“Time is of the essence,” Marlou Madrio wrote in a recent Facebook post. “There are only 1,253 commercial ventilators in the Philippines, 153 of which are in Metro Manila. We are 105 million Filipinos with only an 89,000 hospital bed capacity.”
“We know what it means to be in quarantine, to be afraid to go out on the street, to see people die during the epidemic. We lived with Ebola.” These are the words of Father Jorge Mario Crisafulli, director of Don Bosco Fambul in Freetown...
Before converting to Catholicism as a young adult, Keith Collins may never have given a thought to the phrase, “finding Christ in the face of a child.” After heeding the call to volunteer with the Salesian-affiliated Cagliero Project last year...
Their hands once clenched weapons. Today, they extend hope. Guided by Father Jesús Bolaño at the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center in Cali, Colombia, these former child soldiers are now making face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19...
On March 25, 2020, India’s government placed the country in full lockdown in order to address the looming threat of COVID-19. By most accounts a necessary response, the decision nonetheless gravely affected those who were already living in...
With more than half its population under the age of 15, Eritrea is perhaps one of the world’s “youngest” countries. Yet it’s also one of the poorest. Hindered by an inadequate educational system and few employment opportunities, most residents...
Each year at this time, Salesian Missions launches the Loaves and Fishes campaign—which leverages the power of our global partnerships and the generosity of our donors. The value of donated relief goods such as food, clothing and medicine is...
Nearly 40 percent of Cameroon’s 25 million residents live below the poverty line—and every day, almost 4 million face food insecurity. Just outside the capital city of Yaoundé, an updated, state-of-the-art training program run by Salesian...
In times of crisis, Salesian missionaries are uniquely positioned to respond to the needs of the communities they serve. Living and working side by side with those who rely on them for help, our missionaries have earned the necessary trust to...
Recently, students and staff at Don Bosco High School in Nkhotakota, Malawi celebrated the installation of a new community water well. Holding up letters that together spell "Thank You," and accompanied by a drum and guitar, these exuberant girls...
