Mission News

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...

For nearly 50 years, Father Javier de Nicolo was a brightly shining light for thousands of gamines -- “street children” -- of Bogotá, Colombia. Despite the many challenges of his work, Fr. Javier’s decades of dedicated service remained firmly rooted in his deep conviction that all children...

In the aftermath of the devastating Ebola epidemic that swept through West Africa last year, new hope is blooming in a particularly hard-hit village of Sierra Leone. Nurtured by the safe, clean water of a newly installed well, this hope may prove transformational for the village’s tenacious...

Today, to be young in Spain is to live a life far removed from the romance and hope its culture evokes. Facing a devastated economy and poor employment prospects, the aspirations of youth in the country are challenged by an uncertain future. Despite these obstacles, however, Salesian missionaries...

For millions of homeless and abandoned youth around the world, it is but one of the many insidious and heartbreaking consequences of living on the streets: substance abuse. Facing the almost unimaginable daily horrors of physical and emotional violence, rampant exploitation, forced labor, poor...

In India, an estimated 10 percent of children in school -- sometimes as many as two or three per classroom -- struggle with a learning disability. Although recent efforts have focused on raising awareness of this critical issue, much work remains to be done. To this end, a new program pioneered by...

In Haiti, it often takes just one person to pull an entire family out of poverty -- a fact that young James knows all too well. Having recently graduated from a Salesian-run vocational training program, he was fully prepared for employment in a profession that could truly transform his, and his...