NPR Features Salesian Center Helping Former Child Soldiers
June 6, 2013
Today, Jasmine is taking cooking classes and plans to expand her culinary skills. Her dream is to one day open her own restaurant. But not long ago, she was a child soldier immersed in a gruesome and violent war. Her inspiring transformation is taking place at the Salesian Center in Cali, Colombia,...
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A Modern Day Miracle – Your gift multiplied many times!
May 13, 2013Caring friends like you have a wonderful opportunity to make a huge impact! For every $1 you give, we can ship $14 worth of critical items to children and families around the globe who urgently need them. It’s a modern-day version of the Loaves & Fishes miracle when Jesus multiplied seven loaves...
A Gift for Afghan Refugee Children
May 13, 2013Their young lives have been filled with turmoil and suffering. But thanks to the determination of the Salesians, Afghan refugee children living in Pakistan, have good reason to believe that brighter days are ahead.Until recently, these children had little hope. Their families were forced to flee...
Improving Lives One Pair of Shoes at a Time
April 8, 2013In poor communities throughout the globe, children arrive at school in tattered shoes or bare feet (often after walking long distances). This can be a shameful and difficult experience that affects their ability to learn. But thanks to the generosity of TOMS Shoes—in partnership with Salesian...
Cambodia Update: New Vocational School Brings Hope
April 5, 2013As we reported last month, Cambodia is in desperate need of more schools to educate its impoverished youth. The new Don Bosco Vocational Center in Kep – which officially opened on March 7 – is a major step forward and brings hope and opportunity to youth in need.In a country where one out of...
World Water Day: “Water, water everywhere…”
April 5, 2013“Water, water everywhere, only if we share” was this year’s theme for World Water Day, recognized internationally on March 22nd. The Salesians are taking those words to heart as we deliver life-saving water supplies to impoverished communities.In the African village of Kong, Togo, families...
In Cambodia: Waiting for a Chance
March 14, 2013The Don Bosco Technical School in Sihanouk Ville has been flooded with requests from orphans and poor children who desperately want to attend school and learn a trade. But because of limited funds, many of them are still waiting for that chance.It’s a crisis our Salesian missionaries are working...
In India: Girl Rescued from Child Marriage
March 14, 2013Note: photo changed to protect this child.On February 13th, friends of 16-year-old Shoba (not her real name) notified Don Bosco Childline that the young girl was about to be forced into marriage. Our social workers only had one week to intervene before it would be too late.Child marriages are a...