Country: Burundi
GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY: Salesian Missions highlights clean water projects
Programs ensure youth have access to clean water and soap. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct 15, 2024) Top of Form Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the international community in celebrating Global Handwashing Day 2024. The day, organized by the Global Handwashing Partnership, is celebrated each year on Oct.…
BURUNDI: More than 1,600 students receive Rise Against Hunger meals through partnership with Salesian Missions
Salesian high schools able to provide better nutrition to students. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 16, 2024) Top of Form More than 1,600 students attending Don Bosco high schools in Ngozi and Buterere, Burundi*, had access to better nutrition during the first half of 2024 as a result of a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S.…
BURUNDI: Students to gain new toilet facilities thanks to the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’
‘Clean Hygienic Facilities for a Big Smile’ project to benefit 1,248 students. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 27, 2024) Don Bosco Ngozi High School in Burundi* is working to complete a sanitation project thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.…
GLOBAL: Salesian Missions launches ‘Loaves & Fishes’ annual fundraiser to support aid shipments
For every dollar donated, Salesian Missions is able to ship $14 worth of critical goods. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 16, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, recently launched its annual “Loaves and Fishes” fundraiser which raises funds to ship life-saving aid to more than 130 countries around the…
BURUNDI: More than 1,600 students receive meals through Salesian Missions and Rise Against Hunger
People facing high levels of food insecurity across the country. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 2, 2024) More than 1,600 students attending Don Bosco high schools in Ngozi and Buterere, Burundi*, had access to better nutrition during the second half of 2023 thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians…
GLOBAL: Salesian Missions launches Annual Food Distribution Appeal
Donor funding helps transport life-changing meals to programs around the globe. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 9, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, has launched its Annual Food Distribution Appeal, enabling donors to multiply their gift many times over by turning a $1 donation into $20 of critical nutrition.…
(ACI Africa) Salesians in Burundi boost learning in partnership realizing “access to better nutrition”
BUJUMBURA, BurundiMarch 13, 2023 (Excerpt) Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Burundi are boosting learning at their institution in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Ngozi in a partnership that is realizing “access to better nutrition”. In a March 6 report, SDB officials say Don Bosco High School has…
BURUNDI: Students facing hunger receive meals
Rise Against Hunger partners with Salesian Missions, which works to identify needs. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 6, 2023) Students attending Don Bosco High School, located in Ngozi, Burundi*, had access to better nutrition during the second half of 2022 thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don…
INT’L DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY: Salesian Missions focuses on life-changing education and social programs
In more than 5,500 Salesian schools and centers, missionaries educate youth in some of the poorest places on the planet. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 17, 2022) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International Day for the Eradication of…
BURUNDI: Students benefit from new desks and books
Lycée Don Bosco in Buterere receives donor funding from Salesian Missions. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 8, 2022) A new secondary school, known as Lycée Don Bosco in Buterere, Burundi, received funding for materials to build 100 desk benches and 600 books thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians…