Feb 2025 enews -story #1 - New Tools for Learning - Sri Lanka - girl in a white shirt using a laptop computer in a computer lab at school
New Tools for Learning

In 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...

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Feb 2025 enews - story #2 - India - Making School Accessible for Impoverished Youth - Don Bosco Academy green bench in courtyard
Making School Accessible for Impoverished Youth

Nalgonda, India, a small town in the center of the agricultural district, has always suffered from poverty and underdevelopment. Recently, alternating periods of water scarcity and devastating floods have prevented farmers from growing crops needed for food, making it increasingly difficult to...

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Feb 2025 enews - story #3 - Nigeria - A Surge of Abandoned Youth - three young boys grateful for a change at an education and better future
A Surge of Abandoned Youth

The situation is dire. Growing wealth disparities and the high rate of people fleeing their homeland due to internal conflict have caused a surge in the number of abandoned children living on the streets in Nigeria. “These vulnerable young victims face abuse, exploitation or worse. Without...

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Jan 2025 enews story - drc - hope amidst crisis - Salesian missionaries working and living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are delivering hope and essential aid amidst two emergencies
Hope Amidst Crisis in the DRC

Salesian missionaries working and living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo* (DRC) are delivering hope and essential aid amidst two emergencies: escalating violence that is forcing thousands of families from their homes; and a surge in the mpox virus that mostly threatens young children, the...

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Jan 2025 enews - story 2 - zambia - New school provides hope in Zambia - Salesian Sisters in Lusaka, Zambia are wrapping up construction on their new Garden Open Community School
New School Provides Hope in Zambia

Thanks to funding from Salesian Missions made possible by caring friends like you, the Salesian Sisters in Lusaka, Zambia are wrapping up construction on their new Garden Open Community School. The project promises to bring a wealth of opportunity to children ages 6-18 who live in the most...

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Jan 2025 enews - story 3 - Ukraine - Infant formula delivers hope for babies in Ukraine - Our dedicated Salesian missionaries have been on the front lines of the war in Ukraine since the beginning, reaching out to those who have been displaced by offering shelter, food, clothing, medical care and education.
Infant Formula Delivers Hope for Babies in Ukraine

Imagine for a moment that you are living in a war-torn country. Your baby lies in your arms crying weakly because he is hungry, but for almost a day you have had nothing to feed him.  You feel hopelessness so deep that it radiates through your bones. Then there is a knock. You lift yourRead more...

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Students at school receive much-needed nutrition from meals in a food program.
Together, We Feed Starving Children

After suffering from malnutrition for most of his childhood, 14-year-old Ronald is now thriving. That’s because he’s receiving nutritious meals made possible by our long-standing partnership with Rise Against Hunger — an international humanitarian organization whose goal, just like ours, is...

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Children at the Salesian center in Ecuador playing on the swing set with smiles on their faces and the little girl is wearing a pink shirt and blue overall shorts and a boy is wearing an orange shirt
Safe Play Space Offers Joy for At-Risk Children

Imagine a place of comfort amidst a nation plagued by fear and unrest … a place where children can go and engage in fun activities in a safe environment with their friends. A place where they can escape the burdens of poverty and violence, and just be kids. The Salesian Madre del Salvador Center...

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