Country: Namibia

NAMIBIA: Salesians add windows and glass for new church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
New church provides more comfort, better accessibility. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 9, 2026) Salesian missionaries in Rundu, Namibia, completed the windows and glass for the new St. John Bosco Church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project will benefit more than 7,000 Catholics…

NAMIBIA: Salesians continue work on new St. John Bosco Church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
New space provides more comfort, better accessibility. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 26, 2025) Salesian missionaries in Rundu, Namibia, completed phase three of a construction project for the new St. John Bosco Church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project will benefit more than…

NAMIBIA: Salesian missionaries build new church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
St. John Bosco community is 1 of 15 Salesian communities in Rundu. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 18, 2025) Salesian missionaries in Rundu, Namibia have a new parish church thanks in part to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. With the funding Salesians were able to complete…

INT’L DAY OF CHARITY: Salesian Missions highlights aid programs that provide basic needs
Salesian missionaries work to ensure humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 5, 2024) 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 of Charity celebrated each year on Sept. 5. The date was…

INT’L DAY OF CHARITY: Salesian Missions highlights aid programs that provide basic needs
Salesian missionaries work to ensure humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 5, 2024) 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 of Charity celebrated each year on Sept. 5. The date was…

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY: Salesian Missions highlights aid efforts around the globe
Salesians provide support in more than 130 countries. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (August 19, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Humanitarian Day. Celebrated every year on Aug. 19, World Humanitarian Day honors the humanitarian efforts worldwide that support…

NAMIBIA: Students have new school furniture thanks to donation secured by Salesian Missions
Furniture Reuse Solutions donation used in classrooms, computer lab and staff room. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 16, 2024) Don Bosco Private School in Namibia received classroom furniture thanks to a donation from Furniture Reuse Solutions secured by Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Furniture Reuse Solutions has a commitment…

NAMIBIA: New parish house built with funding from Salesian Missions
5,000 people in community to access youth programs and the parish. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 27, 2024) Salesians in Rundu, Namibia, have a new house thanks to funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The house will directly benefit 11 Salesians, five of whom will be there full-time.…

WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY: Salesian Missions highlights social and educational programs
World Children’s Day promotes international togetherness and awareness on children’s issues. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 20, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Children’s Day, also known as Universal Children’s Day. Celebrated each year on Nov. 20, the…

Averting the Disasters of Poverty
Every morning at the Don Bosco Center in Rundu, Namibia, a little boy offers a thanksgiving prayer for a meal he never dreamed he would eat. Recently abandoned and living on the streets, with no way to find or pay for food, his situation teetered on disaster—until our missionaries stepped in to help. “Income inequality…










