Country: Nigeria
Impoverished Community in Nigeria Rejoices Clean Water
In Onitsha, Nigeria, your generosity helped fund a new borehole at the Don Bosco Secondary School — bringing reliable access to clean water and transforming daily life on campus. This vital improvement has created a safer, healthier and more …
NIGERIA: Don Bosco Secondary School completes new water project thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
Project part of the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Jan. 12, 2026) Salesian missionaries were able to complete a water project at the Don Bosco Secondary School, located in Onitsha, Nigeria, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project is part…
NIGERIA: Donor funding from Salesian Missions supports Don Bosco Stitches project
Young women learn skills to find jobs, start own business. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Dec. 30, 2025) Salesian missionaries with the Mary Help of Christians community have received the funding to support the Don Bosco Stitches project in Lagos, Nigeria. The donor funding is from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don…
NIGERIA: Salesian centers receive laptops, soccer balls thanks to partnerships developed by Salesian Missions
Students at vocational training centers, youth centers benefit from donations. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Dec. 22, 2025) Salesian missionaries in Nigeria received donations thanks to partnerships developed by Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Through the donations, students received laptops for their school work and religious items. They also received…
NIGERIA: More than 1,700 people impacted by water project funded by Salesian Missions
Project is part of ‘Clean Water Initiative’. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Dec. 15, 2025) St. Jude Science and Technical College in Nigeria has been able to upgrade its water system thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The funding came from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water…
GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY: Salesian Missions highlights projects that ensure youth have access to clean water
The Salesian ‘Clean Water Initiative’ makes building wells a priority. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 15, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the international community in celebrating Global Handwashing Day 2025. The day, organized by the Global Handwashing Partnership, is celebrated each year on Oct. 15 and is…
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY: Salesian Missions highlights support for Salesian schools and educators around the globe
Salesian missionaries educate more than 1 million youth. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 5, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring World Teachers’ Day, which has been celebrated each year on Oct. 5 since 1994. The day honors the vital…
New School Offers Relief for Children
Thanks to your generosity, the Salesian Sisters in Nigeria are opening a new nursery and primary school in Ikorodu. Having served this impoverished community for many years, the Sisters are deeply attuned to the needs of its people. The absence of a public elementary school for young children, especially girls, is most urgent … making…
Renovate a Hostel – #465
The current hostel facilities at St. Jude’s Science and Technical College are in a state of severe disrepair and lack essential furniture necessary to support the health, safety and overall well-being of the students. This project aims to address these critical needs: 1. Renovate 2 hostel buildings — Building A to serve 600 boys, and…
NIGERIA: Salesian missionaries renovate student hostel thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
Students have affordable accommodations in positive environment. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 8, 2025) Salesian missionaries were able to renovate the Zefferino Namuncura Hostel in the St. John Bosco Community of Ondo, Nigeria, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Funding provided for structural repairs, and…