Breaking the Poverty Cycle for “Nowhere People”
March 8, 2021
If you ever wander the streets of India’s biggest cities, you’ll see them. They are the hard-working men, women and children who’ve built the luxury high-rise apartments, glitzy shopping malls, modern office complexes, and related infrastructure that have placed New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,...
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New Hope for Indigenous Families in Guatemala
March 8, 2021Whenever disaster strikes, those who are already poor suffer the most heartbreaking effects. After Hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of indigenous families in rural Guatemala last November, our compassionate donors together with Salesian missionaries on the...
Building New Hope for Homeless Youth
February 10, 2021Today in Zambia, over one million girls and boys are living a life they did not choose: a life on the streets, where they struggle alone and try to survive. Many come from abusive or broken homes. Others have been orphaned. Soon, a new shelter run by Salesian missionaries in Makululu will offer new...
Pollinating a Healthier Future
February 10, 2021More than 160 years ago, Saint John Bosco recognized an opportunity: to teach unemployed youth in Turin, Italy, the skills they needed to lead productive, dignified lives. Drawing upon this heritage—and leveraging the Salesians’ vast collective experience in matching existing needs to...
Creating Greater Equality through Sports
February 10, 2021In Pakistan, the roots of gender inequality run deep. And the weeds they nourish—educational disparities, illiteracy, societal exclusion, lack of employment opportunities, violence and more—threaten to hinder the future generations of girls to come. Today, with help from Salesian missionaries,...
At Don Bosco City, Child Laborers Find New Hope
January 10, 2021For more than 54 years, Salesian missionaries at Cuidad Don Bosco (Don Bosco City) in Medellín, Colombia have worked hard to rescue thousands of youth from violence and exploitation. Juan David was one of them. Now a law student at the Latin American Autonomous University, this former street kid...
Helping Small Businesses Survive the Pandemic
January 10, 2021The global impact of COVID-19 on small businesses has been devastating. Lockdowns, restrictions and drastically reduced volume have meant that countless proprietors around the world teeter on the brink of permanent closure. For women in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the...
Positive Steps Toward a Future of Inclusion
January 10, 2021An estimated one billion people—roughly 15 percent of the world’s population—live with some form of disability. Despite the progress borne of strong advocacy, full inclusion—in the educational system, in job training programs, and in society itself—remains elusive, especially for those...