Funded New Projects

Posted on: 10/05/16

The Don Bosco Youth Center in this impoverished area is a positive gathering place for many troubled youth. The center would like to set up a new program that offers counseling workshops, seminars and educational literature that addresses the multitude of challenges these young people encounter every day. The program would focus on life skills training and the avoidance of high risk behavior such as substance abuse and gang participation. The project plan is to enroll 2,500 at-risk youth.

This project is located at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Lilongwe, Malawi – Africa.

To establish workshops, seminars, train youth leaders and print educational materials = $8,331.00

Don Bosco Youth Center - Lilongwe, Malawi - Africa

To establish workshops, seminars, train youth leaders and print educational materials = $8,331.00

Posted on: 09/25/16

This project will improve conditions at a home for 200 rescued street and working children — double the number it was originally built to serve. Bathroom facilities at the center are old and dilapidated, and unable to meet the demands of the number of inhabitants. Proper sanitation facilities and education on personal hygiene will promote a healthy environment for children and staff, and decrease the likelihood of disease.

Don Bosco Navajeevan Center, Ramanthapur; Telangana State, India

To renovate existing facilities (toilets) and reconstruct those facilities that are beyond repair to serve 200+ rescued and at-risk children = $7,462.00

Posted on: 09/02/16

The Kansebula Training Institute of Saint-Jean Bosco offers formal education, including trade skills and spiritual growth. Students attending this school live in scattered, isolated villages, many of which are miles away. The best form of transportation in this undeveloped rural area is a bicycle. 50 students are in need of bicycles to get to school each day and run errands for their families.

*Any goods, services, or funds provided by Salesian Missions to programs located in this country were administered in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control.

Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bicycles for 50 students living a long distance from school = $7,500.00

Posted on: 08/31/16

A medical van is needed to drive to remote villages to treat sick children and family members. It would also be used as an ambulance to transport the sick to a hospital that is over 100 miles away. In this undeveloped region malaria, malnutrition and especially snake bites are prevalent.

This project is located in Iloo Jargo, West Bengal, within the New Delhi Province, India.

The total cost of the van and medical equipment = $13,846.00

Iloo Jargo, West Bengal - New Delhi Province, India

Total cost of van and medical equipment = $13,846.00

Posted on: 08/16/16

The Salesians in this community want to offer young people another skill set to enrich their lives and to hopefully inspire them and give them some joy. By supplying musical instruments and the lessons needed to play them, the Salesian vision is to create a school band that will encourage, motivate – and lift the spirit of the entire community. The Salesians are looking to fund a complete set of several instruments, such as drums, trumpets, bass, etc. to assemble a band and give these poor children the gift of music.

Even partial funding of 2 instruments would be a welcome start – for example, $1,000.00 would supply a 6-piece drum set and $320.00 would enable the band to buy a trombone.

This project is located at the Don Bosco Matadi School and Youth Center, in Liberia.

The total cost for a complete set of several instruments = $5,840.00. 

Don Bosco Matadi School and Youth Center - Liberia West Africa Province

A complete set of several instruments such as drums, trumpets, bass, etc. to assemble a band and give these poor children the gift of music. Total cost = $5,840.00. Even partial funding of 2 instruments would be a welcome start - for example, $1,000.00 would supply a 6-piece drum set and $320.00 would enable the band to buy a trombone.

Posted on: 08/16/16

Thanks to local funding and the generosity of good people like you, new water tanks and all the necessary plumbing were installed at two Salesian vocational schools. This provided accessible clean water to the students and staff at these remote, isolated locations. In the past, they had to walk a long distance to carry water back to the schools. Due to the growing population of students, the schools now need an additional water tank and an upgrade to the water filtration system.

This project is located at 2 Salesian schools in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo*.

The total cost to complete phase 2 of project = $2,300.00

*Any goods, services, or funds provided by Salesian Missions to programs located in this country were administered in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control.

2 Salesian schools in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Total cost to complete phase 2 of project = $2,300.00

Posted on: 08/03/16

The current school classrooms consist of dilapidated sheds. A new structure is needed that would provide decent space for 8 classrooms, which hold more than 200 children. The local people plan to contribute $15,000.00 with their own voluntary labor and stone and wood materials they have on hand. The entire project costs $50,000.00, but we only need to raise the balance of $35,000.00

This project is located in the Don Bosco Literacy Center, in Mizoram (Bualpui), India (on the Myanmar border).

The total cost for labor and materials for a new structure that would house 8 classrooms for over 200 children. = $35,000.00

Don Bosco Literacy Center - Mizoram (Bualpui), India (on the Myanmar border)

Labor and materials for a new structure that would house 8 classrooms for over 200 children. Total cost = $50,000.00 The local people plan to contribute $15,000.00 with their own voluntary labor and stone and wood materials they have on hand. We only need to raise the balance of $35,000.00

Posted on: 06/01/16

Complete construction of a youth hostel that will provide dormitories for students who have a lengthy and arduous journey to school each day.

This project is located at the Don Bosco School in Ramfalbil, Assam, India.

The total cost for all labor and materials to complete the hostel = $15,000.00

Don Bosco School - Ramfalbil, Assam, India

For all labor and materials to complete the hostel = $15,000.00

Posted on: 06/01/16

The Don Bosco Home for Troubled Youth needs to renovate a dilapidated part of the building to add a storage area. They also need to repair their basketball court/recreation area. At present, these sections of the home pose a safety risk to the youth using the facilities.

This project is located at the Don Bosco Home in Calca, Peru.

The total cost for materials and labor = $12,375.00

Don Bosco Home in Calca, Peru

Total cost for materials and labor = $12,375.00