Mission News
Averting the Disasters of Poverty
June 5, 2023
Every morning at the Don Bosco Center in Rundu, Namibia, a little boy offers a thanksgiving prayer for a meal he never dreamed he would eat. Recently abandoned and living on the streets, with no way to find or pay for food, his situation teetered on disaster—until our missionaries stepped in to...
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Rediscovering their Joy for Learning
June 5, 2023By now, it’s a well-known fact that COVID-19 caused significant learning losses among students, with very few exceptions. Still, some were better able to rebound after pandemic restrictions expired and school resumed as usual. In India, Salesian missionaries have devised creative ways to help...
Donated Tools Build Hope for Migrant Youth
June 5, 2023Growing up in Venezuela hadn’t been easy for young Francis—and it’s no wonder. Pummeled by skyrocketing inflation and the country’s relentless economic crisis, he and his family struggled just to eat most days. Getting an education, finding stable work, and earning a livable wage were three...
From Your Heart to Theirs
May 10, 2023In the Dominican Republic, a donation of critical supplies has been improving the health and well-being of hundreds of children and families living in Santo Domingo, Jarabacoa, Hainamosa, La Vega and Santiago. And the items reached their destination thanks to generous support from friends like you....
Press Releases
GHANA: 2 communities gain access to clean water
June 6, 2023
Project is part of the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 6, 2023) Top of Form Two communities in Ghana have access to clean water thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the...
Read Full StoryVIETNAM: Theology students advance studies with donated books
June 6, 2023Campus library open to members of other religious congregations in area. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 6, 2023) Top of Form The Salesian School of Theology, located in Xuan Hiep, Thu Duc District of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, received a pallet of books in 2022 thanks to a donation secured by Salesian...
RWANDA: Funding ensures proper nutrition for students
June 5, 2023Students provided with 3 daily meals so they can focus on their studies. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 5, 2023) Students attending Don Bosco Technical School in Gatenga, Rwanda, received nutritional support thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don...
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: Salesian Missions highlights environmental initiatives at Salesian schools and parishes
June 5, 2023Salesian missionaries around the globe launch initiatives to help protect the environment. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 5, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Environment Day...
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...
