Mission News
Education Lights the Way Forward
September 1, 2023
For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has struggled with the prolonged and punishing legacies of war including hunger, disease, displacement and more. Knowing that education is key to permanently breaking this cycle, our Salesian missionaries in Bukavu are committed...
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Higher Goals at Don Bosco Farm
September 1, 2023“When I was little,” says 17-year-old Henri, “I wanted to be a goalkeeper.” Not an unusual fantasy for a young boy raised under the shadow of Ecuador’s Estadio Bellavista, home to three top-tier professional soccer teams. Yet it was never a given that Henri could have dreamed of playing...
Workforce Training + Job Opportunities = A Brighter Future
September 1, 2023Every day, impoverished young people in Papua New Guinea yearn for a better way of life—but the road to get there is challenging to navigate. Salesian missionaries at the Don Bosco Technical School Gabutu, located in Port Moresby, are working to provide the education and marketable skills that...
Easing the Stigma of Mental Illness
August 8, 2023Despite rising global awareness around the many issues impacting mental health, equitable access to effective care remains elusive—especially in marginalized communities where social stigma, poor educational opportunities, and inadequate funding stand in the way. The Don Bosco Prafulta Center for...
Press Releases
NIGERIA: Salesian Center has new computer lab thanks for donor funding
September 25, 2023
Students to learn digital skills for employment. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 25, 2023) The Salesian Center in Ibadan, Nigeria, has a new computer lab thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project known as “Provision of Vocational...
Read Full StoryWORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing programs
September 24, 2023Pope Francis entitles message ‘Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay.’ NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 24, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The day,...
INT’L DAY OF PEACE: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing educational programs
September 21, 20232023 is also 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 21, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing the International Day of Peace,...
INDIA: Instruments purchased with donor funding
September 11, 2023Pre-novices learn music for their future missions. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 11, 2023) Salesian pre-novices in Kokrajhar, Assam, India, have guitars and guitar stands thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. There are currently 15...
News Coverage
(National Catholic Reporter) UN Water Conference shows global consensus on universal right to water
March 30, 2023
NEW 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...
Read Full Story(ACI Africa) On World Water Day, Salesian entity reviews its “Clean Water Initiative” in Africa
March 27, 2023MAPUTO, Mozambique March 27, 2023 (Excerpt) On the occasion of World Water Day marked March 22, officials of Salesian Missions, the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), have reviewed the entity’s global project dubbed “Clean Water...
(ACI Africa) Salesians in Burundi boost learning in partnership realizing “access to better nutrition”
March 13, 2023BUJUMBURA, Burundi March 13, 2023 (Excerpt) Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Burundi are boosting learning at their institution in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Ngozi in a partnership that is realizing “access to better nutrition”. In a March 6...
(ACI Africa) War victims in North Kivu, DR Congo, benefit from Salesians’ “improved” facilities
February 28, 2023KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo Feb. 28, 2023 (Excerpt) At least 1,800 victims of violent conflicts in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have benefited from the medical care provided by the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians...
