Mission News

It’s a number that’s almost impossible to imagine: worldwide, more than 150 million children are living outside of their family’s care. Perhaps even harder to imagine is that -- through no fault of their own -- a disproportionate number of these boys and girls also suffer from HIV. Salesian...

Last month, the Don Bosco Past Pupils Association of Lawaan, Philippines, helped organize a free medical clinic for impoverished children and families who otherwise could not afford care. This annual one-day clinic was hosted at the Don Bosco Formation Center on the island of Cebu, and staffed by...

During his time in service to the young, Don Bosco encouraged his students to “practice what’s been taught” -- to take the lessons and skills learned in and out of the classroom, and apply them in ways that could improve their own lives and prospects, as well as those of others in need. Today...

In the days and weeks after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake ravaged much of Ecuador, the earth continued to rumble -- delivering a series of terrifying aftershocks that threatened to amplify the already heartbreaking devastation. Fortunately, despite significant damage to their own properties, our more...

By now, you have heard the heartbreaking news. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook coastal Ecuador on April 16th -- ravaging the country’s already-fragile infrastructure. Across the nation, the powerful quake and hundreds of associated aftershocks flattened homes, collapsed roads and bridges,...

Kami, Bolivia is a seemingly idyllic village nestled high in the Andes Mountains just beneath the clouds. It is also a place where physical isolation from the rest of the country -- coupled with harsh living conditions, a persistently cold climate and the health effects of tungsten mining -- means...

Today in Ethiopia, a crisis is emerging. It is one that threatens access to clean water and food security for millions of people -- many of them children. In fact, international experts believe the scale of this emergency, and its humanitarian impact, will far exceed that of the current Syrian...