Mission News
Our Clean Water Initiative Saves Precious Lives
March 31, 2025
It’s a global crisis. One in 11 people – that’s a total of 703 million worldwide – do not have access to clean water. Adults are getting sick – and children are dying – from preventable diseases simply because they’re consuming contaminated water. Our Clean Water Initiative was...
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Hope for Children Amid Unrest in Syria
March 31, 2025At a time when families are struggling amid turmoil and unrest in Syria*, the Salesian Center in Aleppo is bringing hope, opportunity – and a sense of normalcy. That’s because the Center offers a safe place where children can continue to learn while engaging in recreational activities with...
Empowering At-Risk Girls in Sierra Leone
March 31, 2025In a desperate attempt to survive and escape their misery, impoverished young girls in Sierra Leone often find themselves succumbing to drugs, theft and prostitution. Their well-being is a top priority at Don Bosco Fambul in Freetown where many of these damaged victims of poverty are on the path...
Salesian Scholarships Give Hope to Vulnerable Children
March 13, 2025The outlook for impoverished youth in Sub-Saharan Africa is concerning. More than one out of every five children between the ages of 6-11 – and a third of children between 12-14 – are out of school. That number increases to nearly 60% for young people between the ages of 15-17. Fortunately,...
Press Releases
ZAMBIA: Makeni Post Novitiate House has new library books and computers thanks to funding from Salesian Missions
April 14, 2025
Students and faculty members benefiting from new resources. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 14, 2025) The Makeni Post Novitiate House, within the Salesian Sacred Heart Community in Lusaka, Zambia, was able to purchase library books and computer equipment to enhance student learning thanks to funding from...
Read Full StoryINT’L DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions highlights programs that support and empower youth
April 12, 2025Salesian programs help children live safely, provide basic needs. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 12, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of children and youth who are...
NIGERIA: Salesian Training Center and Oratory has new basketball and volleyball courts thanks to funding from Salesian Missions
April 8, 2025Salesians working to identify and nurture the talents of young people. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 8, 2025) The Salesian Technical and Vocational Training Center and Oratory in the Dominic Savio Community in Kubwa, Abuja, Nigeria, has new basketball and volleyball courts thanks to funding from Salesian...
WORLD HEALTH DAY: Salesian Missions highlights health programs for people living in poverty
April 7, 2025Salesian missionaries offer medical clinics and hospitals around the globe. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 7, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and other international organizations in honoring World Health Day on April 7. In 1948, the...
News Coverage
(OSV) Archbishop encourages hope as death toll in Myanmar surpasses 3,000
April 7, 2025
April 4, 2025 (Excerpt) Burmese Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said that despite the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God’s mercy. In an interview published April 3 with Fides, the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization,...
Read Full Story(National Catholic Reporter/Global Sisters Report) Monday Starter: Salesians mark UN’s World Water Day
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 (Excerpt) Salesian Missions joined other humanitarian groups on March 22 in marking World Water Day, a United Nations-led commemoration to bring attention to the need for safe, clean water. In an announcement, the Salesians noted that in addition to drawing attention to the...
(Global Sisters Report) Salesians mark International Women’s Day
March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 (Excerpt) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, was among the church-based groups celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8. The annual international commemoration honors “the economic, political and social achievements of...
(PR Web) Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival to be held in Manhattan for the first time
September 26, 2024NEW YORK, NY Sept. 25, 2024 (Excerpt) Young filmmakers from around the globe will highlight their creativity through original, short films about how to take positive action to combat climate change during the grand finale of the third annual 2024 Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF...
