Overcoming Child Malnourishment in Bolivia
July 4, 2021
Like so many other Bolivian children, a little girl named Estafany suffers from severe acute malnutrition—a distressing, life-threatening condition that kills as many as 50 percent of children who experience it worldwide. At the Don Bosco Center for Malnourished Children in San Carlos, Santa...
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A Model for Rural Development
July 4, 2021In the Philippines, where millions of people depend on farming for their food and income, sustainable agriculture is key to a healthy future. And yet, the future of the sector itself is at risk. At Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center in Legazpi City, a new generation of Salesian-trained...
Attending Harvard Against All Odds
June 9, 2021In Ethiopia, poverty and persistent gender inequalities mean that only 25 percent of girls who are eligible attend high school. Yet it never occurred to Yeabsira that she couldn’t achieve her dreams. Against all odds—and with the support of her family and our Salesian missionaries—she will...
Tossing the Dough to Success
June 9, 2021Not too long ago, 27-year-old Alin may have been just another casualty in Italy’s ongoing battle with youth unemployment. Today, he co-owns and operates a thriving pizzeria in Sardigliano, Italy—an accomplishment he credits to the Salesian Vocational Training Center in nearby Serravalle...
Driving into a Remarkable Internship
June 9, 2021Every day, impoverished young people in Mexico struggle to find opportunities for a better way of life. Salesian missionaries at the Don Bosco Technological Institute in Saltillo, the capital city in the state of Coahuila, are working to provide youth with the education and in-demand skills they...
Annual Loaves and Fishes Campaign Gives Hope
May 17, 2021As spring arrives, so does our annual Loaves and Fishes campaign—a critical appeal which provides food, clothing, medicine and other essential supplies to thousands of children and families around the globe. For every $1 you can give, we can provide $14 worth of life-changing necessities. “I...
An Ongoing Commitment to Youth and Families
May 17, 2021Ten years after a brutal civil war first broke out in Syria, the Salesian Youth Center in Aleppo remains one of the few places left in the city to have consistent running water and electricity. This is just one reason why Salesian missionaries throughout the country continue to provide relief to...
Persistence Amid Despair in India
May 17, 2021A devastating COVID-19 wave is surging across India—leaving death, destitution and despair in its wake. Each day, an estimated 350,000 people become infected, and around 4,000 deaths are reported. Too often, people are dying simply because there aren’t enough oxygen tanks or hospital beds to go...