Mission News
Clean water is something most of us rarely have to think about. Yet for billions of people around the world, having enough safe water to drink, cook with, and maintain basic hygiene remains a daily concern. The consequences reach far beyond thirst. A lack of reliable water compromises health and forces families to spend hours…
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Continuing Recovery in Venezuela
October 2, 2026When disaster strikes, the first days are often defined by urgent needs: treating injuries, finding shelter, securing food and water, and searching for loved ones. But when those immediate needs subside, another difficult chapter starts. Families must figure out how to reconstruct homes, restore routines, and recover from everything they have lost.
Cultivating Mushrooms to Fight Student Hunger
October 2, 2026Sometimes, an innovative solution to a difficult problem can begin with something surprisingly small. At St. John Bosco Secondary School in Ngozi, Burundi, mushroom cultivation is providing students with nutrition while helping the school become more self-sufficient.
The Path to Success Begins with Education
September 3, 2026For many children and young people in Liberia, education is not a given. The chance to go to school and learn valuable skills is a distant dream for many, making it difficult to prepare for the future. They need more than just hope … they need opportunities to help them succeed.
Press Releases
Chapel provides more accessibility in rural area. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 13, 2026) Salesian missionaries have a new chapel in the village of Jongchipara, located in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India, thanks to donor funding. The funding was provided by Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.…
Read Full StoryINT’L DAY OF THE GIRL: Salesian Missions highlights programs that help girls gain an education
October 11, 2026Salesian programs encourage advanced education, skills training. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct.11, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11. The day, first held in 2012, was established to promote equal treatment and…
IVORY COAST: Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Pre-novitiate Korhogo have clean water thanks to Salesian Missions
October 6, 2026Project is part of the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct 6, 2026) Salesian missionaries with the Don Bosco Pre-novitiate, located in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, have clean water thanks to a project funded by the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative”. Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don…
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY: Salesian Missions highlights Salesian schools and educators around the globe
October 5, 2026Day celebrated Oct. 5 to honor role of teachers in lives of students. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 5, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring World Teachers’ Day, which has been celebrated each year on Oct. 5 since 1994.…
News Coverage
Aug. 11, 2025 (Excerpt) Salesians mark two international UN days this month The development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, which includes Salesian sisters, are marking two international dates established by the United Nations — International Youth Day on Aug. 12 and World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19. Salesian Missions said the U.N. days…
Read Full Story(National Catholic Reporter/Global Sisters Report) Salesians mark UN day for children in conflict
June 2, 2025June 2, 2025(Excerpt) Salesian Missions, the U.S.-based development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, is joining efforts to promote the United Nations' annual International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, marked on June 4. The day, which received the U.N. designation in 1982, "acknowledges the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are…
(OSV) Archbishop encourages hope as death toll in Myanmar surpasses 3,000
April 4, 2025April 4, 2025(Excerpt) Burmese Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said that despite the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God’s mercy. In an interview published April 3 with Fides, the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Win said that the suffering of his…
(National Catholic Reporter/Global Sisters Report) Monday Starter: Salesians mark UN’s World Water Day
March 22, 2025March 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 universal importance of water, the day, marked every March 22, also…
