Living Don Bosco’s Dream for Marginalized Youth
August 13, 2024
Not too long ago, twin brothers Rivo and Rija didn’t dare to dream. Past abuse, poverty and deprivation had taught them to expect little and hope for even less. Then, the Salesians of Don Bosco entered the scene. Finally, Rivo and Rija could imagine something different—a way to transform their...
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Changing Lives — One Person at a Time
July 3, 2024More so than almost any other place on Earth, youth in Sierra Leone struggle to survive because of the consequences of abject poverty. Yet amid overwhelming adversity, there’s hope for something better and it starts at Don Bosco Fambul. As one of the country’s leading child welfare...
Caring for Our Common Home
July 3, 2024The details may differ, but the story is the same. In Thailand, just like most places around the world, global economics often conflict with environmental health. That’s why students at the Salesian Saengthong Vitthaya School are learning new ways to restore nature’s balance. Saengthong...
Healing Their Wounds
July 3, 2024Little Anjana was just three years old when her father died. By age five, she had already endured a lifetime’s worth of beatings from the man who took his place. At Jyoti Snehalaya (“House of Love”), she rediscovered her childhood—and reclaimed her future. Jyoti Snehalaya, a long-term...
Overcoming Humanitarian Crises
May 31, 2024Across Ethiopia, clean water for drinking, cooking and crops is so scarce that it drives people to desperate measures just to get their hands on a small jug of it. It’s a disaster of poverty so large that it should register as a humanitarian crisis but instead, it’s an unfortunate reality of...
Our Summer Missionary Cooperative Program is Back!
May 31, 2024“Seeing the boys and girls so happy in this project is something that gives me great joy,” says Father Roméo Salami of Mali. It’s one thing to read his words. It’s another to experience the enthusiasm in his voice first-hand. And this summer, you can. After a long pandemic pause, our...
New Community, New Opportunities
May 31, 2024Nearly every day, parents seeking better futures for their families arrive in India’s Central Maharashtra region—a place flourishing with job opportunities and economic promise. Except … their children often struggle to acclimate and thrive. A new Salesian-led project for migrant youth...
Your Kindness, Multiplied
May 6, 2024Now that Spring is in full bloom, it’s time for our annual Loaves and Fishes campaign—a critical appeal that provides food, clothing, medicine and other essential supplies to thousands of children and families around the world. For every $1 you can give, we are able to provide $14 worth of...