Country: Cameroon
WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing training for poor youth
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The Salesians are regarded as the single largest provider of vocational and technical training in the world. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 15, 2022) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Youth Skills Day, celebrated each year on July 15 since…
(Crux) Salesians step up to help children living in poverty in Benin
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YAOUNDÈ, CameroonJuly 8, 2022 (Excerpt) Over 25 years ago, the Salesians set up the charity Foyer Don Bosco to help children living on the streets in Benin. Hannah Gregory, the spokesperson for the U.S.-based Salesian Missions, told Crux that Foyer Don Bosco is a residential home for children coming directly from the street in both…
High-Tech Hopes for Students in Cameroon
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Since 1992, Salesian missionaries in Yaoundé, Cameroon have been providing traditional and technical education for marginalized youth. Today, for the first time, students enrolled in computer science classes at Don Bosco College are learning their coursework on new, up-to-date computers, thanks to the generosity of our many friends. This Salesian college, which opened in the…
CAMEROON: Students learn computer science with added equipment thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
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Students attending Don Bosco College Mimboman have access to additional computer equipment thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 12, 2021) More than 500 youth attending Don Bosco College Mimboman in Yaoundé, Cameroon, have access to additional computer equipment thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of…
GLOBAL: Funding supports most vulnerable during pandemic with food and prevention measures
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Salesian Missions funds COVID-19-related projects to provide nutritional support and prevention measures in countries around the globe. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 2, 2021) When the global COVID-19 pandemic struck and countries began lockdowns, Salesian missionaries around the globe went into action ensuring that those who were impacted in their local communities had the food and…
CAMEROON: Funding supports pandemic safety, school fees for students
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Salesian missionaries in Yaoundé were able to take COVID-19 pandemic precautions thanks to funding from Salesian Missions. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 11, 2021) Salesian missionaries in Mimboman, Yaoundé, Cameroon, were able to take COVID-19 pandemic precautions and support youth finishing school thanks to funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of…
Matching Education with Market Need
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Nearly 40 percent of Cameroon’s 25 million residents live below the poverty line—and every day, almost 4 million face food insecurity. Just outside the capital city of Yaoundé, an updated, state-of-the-art training program run by Salesian missionaries promises to address these challenges—by elevating employment prospects for marginalized youth. “So many parents in this area depend…
CAMEROON: Salesian Missions obtains funding from Loyola Foundation for purchase of truck for Salesians working in Yaoundé
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The truck provides Salesian missionaries better transportation and accessibility in the region, especially in inclement weather and rough road conditions. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug. 15, 2019) Salesian missionaries working in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon, have purchased a 4×4 Toyota Hilux truck to provide Salesian staff better transportation and accessibility in the region. This…
Implement a Training Seminar for Salesian Missionaries
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An intensive 4-day seminar for Salesians that will help them enhance their missionary service to 25,000 at-risk children in 14 mission sites. The project is located in the ATE Salesian Province of Yaunde, Cameroon, Africa. For a 4 day training seminar for 22 Salesman missionaries = $7,000