Mission News
How do you prepare young girls to grow up to be self-sufficient adults? By teaching them marketable skills, inspiring them with an entrepreneurial spirit, and providing the tools they need to succeed. In Nigeria, a new Salesian-led program is doing just that, thanks to support from our generous donors. Last November, missionaries launched the first…
Youth Gain Skills to Ensure Employment
September 17, 2021
For the second year in a row, millions of students around the world face uncertainty about their studies—and parents and teachers alike worry about the ongoing negative impacts of another disrupted school year. Not so in Samoa, where our Salesian missionaries continue to educate some of the country’s most disadvantaged youth. “Remarkably, thanks to strict…
Supporting Critical Needs in Poor Communities
August 17, 2021
At more than 150 Salesian-run medical clinics, our missionaries provide critical health services to those who otherwise couldn’t access or afford it in some of the most rural regions around the world. They are on a mission to ensure that every person has equal access to medical care and lives in conditions that support good…
Living His Dreams in a New Home
August 17, 2021
When Brhane first arrived in Malta, he was emaciated, frightened and utterly alone. Thanks to our Salesian missionaries, however, he’s now working toward building the brighter future he always dreamed of and risked his life for. Like so many other young refugees, Brhane envisioned shining opportunities on distant shores when he decided to leave his…
Weaving a Warm Legacy Wrapped in Love
August 9, 2021
Sometimes, our Salesian missionaries directly support children and families in need. Other times, they inspire the next generation of compassionate leaders to do the same. That’s how a young girl attending a Salesian school in Rawson, Argentina, launched a country-wide project to help impoverished families weather the harsh winter months. Known as the “Afrazados” project—or…
A Model for Rural Development
July 15, 2021
In the Philippines, where millions of people depend on farming for their food and income, sustainable agriculture is key to a healthy future. And yet, the future of the sector itself is at risk. At Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center in Legazpi City, a new generation of Salesian-trained students promises to lead the charge toward…
Overcoming Child Malnourishment in Bolivia
July 15, 2021
Like so many other Bolivian children, a little girl named Estafany suffers from severe acute malnutrition—a distressing, life-threatening condition that kills as many as 50 percent of children who experience it worldwide. At the Don Bosco Center for Malnourished Children in San Carlos, Santa Cruz, Salesian missionaries have enrolled more than 150 mothers in a…
Sowing Seeds in a Garden of Hope
July 15, 2021
Photo credit: Global Sisters Report – Doreen Ajiambo War. Loss. Displacement. Despair. At 35 years old, Mary has already endured more than her fair share of adversity. When the global pandemic effectively cut humanitarian aid to the Palabek Refugee Settlement where she lives with her children, she wasn’t sure she’d survive yet another devastating hardship.…
Attending Harvard Against All Odds
June 17, 2021
In Ethiopia, poverty and persistent gender inequalities mean that only 25 percent of girls who are eligible attend high school. Yet it never occurred to Yeabsira that she couldn’t achieve her dreams. Against all odds—and with the support of her family and our Salesian missionaries—she will soon depart her hometown of Mekanisa for Harvard University…
Tossing the Dough to Success
June 17, 2021
Not too long ago, 27-year-old Alin may have been just another casualty in Italy’s ongoing battle with youth unemployment. Today, he co-owns and operates a thriving pizzeria in Sardigliano, Italy—an accomplishment he credits to the Salesian Vocational Training Center in nearby Serravalle Scrivia. “A friend of mine recommended the school and program to me,” Alin…