Mission News
Salesian Scholarships Give Hope to Vulnerable Children
March 13, 2025
The outlook for impoverished youth in Sub-Saharan Africa is concerning. More than one out of every five children between the ages of 6-11 – and a third of children between 12-14 – are out of school. That number increases to nearly 60% for young people between the ages of 15-17. Fortunately,...
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A New Open Hall for Students in India
March 13, 2025Inclement weather frequently disrupted outdoor activities at the Don Bosco Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India. But now students and staff have a safe place to assemble thanks to a covered multi-purpose open hall funded by Salesian Missions and made possible by caring friends like you. “Because...
New Computers Help Students Succeed
March 13, 2025The Don Bosco Technical Institute in Ashaiman, Ghana recently purchased new computers with the latest software for its computer lab, thanks to the generous support of friends like you. The much-needed computers are empowering students with essential technology skills that will help them succeed in...
New Tools for Learning
February 4, 2025In a rural country where the vast majority of residents suffer from poverty, Sri Lankan youth have very few chances to pursue a better life. Fortunately, with the support of caring friends like you, Salesian Missions has funded new laptop computers that will help open doors to a much brighter...
Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Salesian response to the Myanmar-Thailand earthquake
March 28, 2025
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 28, 2025) Salesian Missions and the global Salesians of Don Bosco network is working to respond to the Myanmar-Thailand earthquake that struck on Friday, March 28, 2025. How Salesian Missions is responding: Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians...
Read Full StoryGLOBAL: Salesian Missions highlights educational work combating crisis of 250 million youth out of school
March 28, 2025Salesian missionaries establish primary, secondary and vocational schools in poor, remote places. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 28, 2025) Top of Form Salesian missionaries are working to fill the gaps in education for youth living in conditions of poverty in some of the most remote communities around the...
KENYA: Salesian Missions provides funding for new bathrooms at Don Bosco
March 24, 2025Bathroom facilities include access for people with a disability NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 24, 2025) Don Bosco Utume Salesian Theological College, a center for learning for those who are becoming priests in Nairobi, Kenya, has new bathrooms for its multi-use field for the community thanks to funding...
WORLD WATER DAY: Salesian Missions highlights projects that ensure clean water for youth
March 22, 2025‘Clean Water Initiative’ makes building wells and supplying clean water a top priority. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 22, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating World Water Day....
News Coverage
(National Catholic Reporter/Global Sisters Report) Monday Starter: Salesians mark UN’s World Water Day
March 22, 2025
March 22, 2025 (Excerpt) Salesian Missions joined other humanitarian groups on March 22 in marking World Water Day, a United Nations-led commemoration to bring attention to the need for safe, clean water. In an announcement, the Salesians noted that in addition to drawing attention to the...
Read Full Story(Global Sisters Report) Salesians mark International Women’s Day
March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 (Excerpt) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, was among the church-based groups celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8. The annual international commemoration honors “the economic, political and social achievements of...
(PR Web) Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival to be held in Manhattan for the first time
September 26, 2024NEW YORK, NY Sept. 25, 2024 (Excerpt) Young filmmakers from around the globe will highlight their creativity through original, short films about how to take positive action to combat climate change during the grand finale of the third annual 2024 Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF...
(National Catholic Reporter) UN Water Conference shows global consensus on universal right to water
March 30, 2023NEW YORK, N.Y. March 30, 2023 (Excerpt) The first day of the U.N. Water Conference, March 22, was international World Water Day, a day marked by Salesian Missions, the New York-based development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Salesians have made clean water projects a priority because...
