Rebuilding the Dreams of Former Child Soldiers
July 13, 2018
According to the United Nations, more than a dozen countries around the world continue to recruit, enlist and exploit children in armed conflict — with devastating results. Psychologically traumatized by atrocities they’ve participated in and witnessed, these innocent child soldiers are...
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Training Unemployed Youth in Laos
July 13, 2018Despite boasting one of East Asia’s fastest-growing economies, Laos struggles to offer adequate and meaningful employment opportunities for its youth. According to the World Bank, as many as 96,000 young people are in search of jobs in a given year. This is why, in the rural community of Vieng...
Shattering Gender Stereotypes in Tanzania
July 13, 2018“Many people think that only boys can become electricians,” says 21-year-old Grace. “I am happy to disappoint them.” With help from Salesian missionaries in Dodoma, Tanzania, a growing number of young women like Grace are shattering gender stereotypes through their participation in...
Cradling the Dreams of Indigenous Children
May 7, 2018Nestled in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the indigenous region of Iaureatê, Brazil may be remote — but the afflictions of civilization certainly are not: alcohol smuggling, drug trafficking and substance abuse regularly threaten traditional values and destroy the family structure. Here,...
A New Generation of Environmentally Committed Citizens
May 7, 2018What can we do to protect and respect God’s astonishing creation…the planet Earth? At times, any effort seems futile; the constant barrage of bad news — worsening smog, melting polar ice, floating islands of plastic waste — is disheartening. In India, the “Don Bosco Green Alliance” is...
Feeding Starving Street Children around the Globe
May 7, 2018Due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, recession in Europe, natural disasters in Asia and Africa, and many other factors, more and more children have nowhere else to live but on the street. In more than 130 countries around the world, Salesian missionaries have vowed to rescue as many...
Through Water, Dignity
May 4, 2018On March 22, Salesian Missions joined the international community in recognizing World Water Day — an annual event highlighting the increasingly critical challenges surrounding the availability of safe, clean water. With an estimated 2.1 billion people now lacking access to this essential...
Excelling Through Poverty
April 5, 2018Fourteen years ago, young Eduardo Menjivar Valencia had no choice but to drop out of school and work on his parents’ farm near San Pablo Tacachico, El Salvador. Then, an unexpected opportunity transformed his life — one that has permanently lifted him, and his family, out of poverty. A bright...