Funded New Projects

Posted on: 04/16/19

This remote village is hoping to complete the construction of a simple, and humble, chapel. It will allow for children and families to gather for Mass and other religious events, and will serve as a community center. The villagers have worked together to begin construction with their own meager funds and their own dedicated hands. The project is so close to completion, but they have run out of money to finish.

This project is located at the St. Mathias Mulumba Parish in Lusaka, Zambia.

The total cost to purchase materials and furnishings to complete chapel = $4,800.00

St. Mathias Mulumba Parish – Lusaka, Zambia

Purchase materials and furnishings to complete chapel = $4,800.00

Posted on: 03/01/19

The project will train former students from a Salesian vocational training center in management, operations and the development of a plan to establish a construction business. The Salesians will work to network and connect this new business within the community to help the young entrepreneurs acquire customers. In the meantime, the Salesians will employ them to repair and restore sections of the training center where they actually learned their skills.

This project is located at the Salesian Mission of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar.

The total cost to assist 10 former students in creating a small business enterprise for the local job market = $13,934.00

Salesian Mission of Fianarantsoa - Madagascar, Africa

To assist 10 former students in creating a small business enterprise for the local job market = $13,934.00

Posted on: 02/11/19

Don Bosco Rangajan is a center the Salesians have opened to assist the poor, indigenous people who live in a number of simple, remote villages. The center includes a high school and vocational technical training facility. Constructing decent restroom facilities in these villages will help improve health and hygiene, and curb the outbreak of diseases.

Rangajan, Assam, India

To construct several restroom facilities resulting in 50 new toilets and septic tanks = $19,226.78

Posted on: 12/27/18

The Don Bosco Academy of Music and Fine Arts, which is part of the Don Bosco Cultural Center, was founded in 2012 to provide free musical training to disadvantaged students in the district of Kerala. Each year, approximately 100 students train in piano, keyboard, violin, guitar, drums, vocals and more. The Academy is currently in need of a second-hand piano to help more students tune into their musical abilities.

This project is located at the Don Bosco Cultural Center in Kerala, India.

The total cost to purchase a second-hand piano to further the music talents of impoverished children = $15,000.00

Don Bosco Cultural Center - Kerala, India

Purchase a second-hand piano to further the music talents of impoverished children = $15,000.00

Posted on: 11/19/18

This Salesian parish in India is a primary community center that provides support and services to poor young people and their families. This project will offer counseling to young adults, focusing on marriage preparedness and sound life choices.

This project is located at the Assumption Church, Don Bosco Youth Center in Vijayawada, Krishna District, India.

The total cost for personnel and materials to implement courses for 100 participants = $2,302.00

Assumption Church, Don Bosco Youth Center, Vijayawada, Krishna District, India

For personnel and materials to implement courses for 100 participants = $2,302.00

Posted on: 06/20/18

Many pre-school children in the village are left unattended and roam around aimlessly during the day. An Early Childhood Education Center would provide a safe, healthy learning environment for over 100 pre-school children. This project involves renovating 2 existing classrooms and equipping them with age-appropriate furniture, supplies and learning materials to provide a strong foundation for future education.

Lufubu, Zambia

To renovate and furnish 2 classrooms and supply learning materials = $15,000.50

Posted on: 06/08/18

The sports facilities at Don Bosco Roga, a Salesian home for street children, are in need of renovation and repair as children are at risk of injury. The project is for the construction of three sports courts and the acquisition of new sports equipment for the children to play soccer, basketball and volleyball in a safe environment.

This project is located at the Don Bosco Roga Home in Lambaré, Paraguay.

The total cost to construct athletic courts and provide new sports equipment = $42,544.00

Don Bosco Roga Home in Lambaré, Paraguay

To construct athletic courts and provide new sports equipment = $42,544.00

Posted on: 05/18/18

These evening tutoring centers will assist poor youth with their homework and provide counseling, recreation facilities and evening meals. The hope is that these centers will reduce the school drop-out rate and result in contributing members of society. About 500 children would receive assistance.

This project is located at the Don Bosco Nagar in Hyderabad, India.

The total cost to provide supplies and teachers to run 10 centers for 2 years = $10,650.00

Don Bosco Nagar - Hyderabad, India

To provide supplies and teachers to run 10 centers for 2 years = $10,650.00

Posted on: 04/26/18

This project will provide musical instruments to poor children in our Salesian school to start a band. It is believed that an extra-curricular program in music and entertainment will bring relief and healing from the trauma that exists in the post-Ebola, post-civil war world.

This project is located at the St. Augustine’s Agricultural Secondary School in Lungi, Sierra Leone.

The totl cost to provide a set of brass band instruments for holistic education = $6,103.40

St. Augustine's Agricultural Secondary School- Lungi, Sierra Leone, Africa

To provide a set of brass band instruments for holistic education = $6,103.40