KENYA: Refugee Youth Find “New Beginnings” with Job Training
March 14, 2011
The current economic crisis is hitting the world’s youth especially hard, according to the International Labour Organization. This specialized agency of the United Nations—which promotes social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights—recently published its “Global...
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EGYPT: Amidst Turmoil, Salesians Will Not Retreat
March 14, 2011Salesian Missions has released a statement in regarding the situation of the Salesians in Egypt, in response to the turmoil and protests against the government and President Hosni Mubarak.
One Year Later in Haiti: Hope But Still Great Need
March 11, 2011Children who were among Haiti's poorest even before the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, are finally back at school, albeit in temporary structures amidst piles of debris and crumpled buildings. Great suffering still continues.While media attention has shifted away from Haiti and much of...
Hope On Wheels For Street Children
March 11, 2011Edward's voice crackled as told his story at a recent press conference. The 14-year-old boy described how he and other Sierra Leone street children have been threatened, beaten and jailed by police for no reason.His testimony is consistent with the Children of the Street Report published by Don...
A Fateful Discovery Saves Four Young Siblings
March 11, 2011The sight of a lone young boy working in the fields alongside a rundown shack caught the attention of some travelers passing through the remote Rwandan countryside. Why wasn't he in school? Where were his parents? The travelers sensed something wasn't right and decided to investigate further.
HAITI: One month after the devastation in Haiti, Salesian Missions is still providing relief and saving lives
March 9, 2011Salesian Missions director provides first-hand account of relief work and plans to rebuildPort-au-Prince, Haiti – Just over one month ago, a magnitude 7 earthquake jolted Haiti, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving almost one million homeless. Humanitarian organizations such as Salesian...
Salesian Missions Lay Missioners Have Provided More Than 400 Years of Combined Service to the World’s Poorest Children
March 9, 2011National Volunteer Week sheds light on the art and the act of volunteering – but a unique breed of volunteers goes above and beyond the call of duty
HAITI: MEDIA BRIEFING FROM SALESIAN MISSIONS
March 9, 2011Six Months After the Earthquake, Salesian Missions Has Worked Miracles, But Progress is Slow Click here for an interactive Google map of Salesian Missions sites in Haiti, and full descriptions of those sitesNote: Photos available upon request. HAITI UPDATES: