EGYPT: 426 refugees finish technical skills training for stable employment through a Salesian Missions project in Cairo

Don Bosco Lahore distributes humanitarian aid to 200 Afghan refugee families thanks in part to donor funding from Salesian Missions. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 2, 2022) Salesian missionaries continued offering training to assist refugees in gaining the skills needed for employment or self-employment in Egypt through the Sunrise Project for Cairo’s Urban Refugees and VulnerableRead more about EGYPT: 426 refugees finish technical skills training for stable employment through a Salesian Missions project in Cairo[…]

20 Jun

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WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Educational and social programs aid refugees around the globe

Salesian Missions highlights educational and social programs that aid refugees. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 20, 2021) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Refugee Day, held each year since 2001 on June 20. The day, which is coordinated by theRead more about WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Educational and social programs aid refugees around the globe[…]

16 Feb

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UGANDA: Refugees receive critical supplies

Salesian missionaries in Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp provide food aid, supplies and 300 blankets to people with disabilities. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 16, 2021) Salesian missionaries living and working at Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda have been able to provide food aid and other critical supplies to people at the camp thanks to fundingRead more about UGANDA: Refugees receive critical supplies[…]

28 Jan

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EGYPT: Refugees gain employment skills

Refugees learn skills for stable employment through a Salesian Missions project in Cairo. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Jan. 28, 2021) Salesian missionaries are able to offer training to assist refugees in gaining the skills needed for employment or self-employment in Egypt, thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and MigrationRead more about EGYPT: Refugees gain employment skills[…]

15 Dec

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UGANDA: Refugees receive critical food aid, support for farming

Salesian missionaries in Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp provide food aid to 800 thanks to funding from Salesian Missions NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Dec. 15, 2020) Salesian missionaries living and working at Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda have been able to provide food aid to 800 people at the camp thanks to funding from Salesian Missions,Read more about UGANDA: Refugees receive critical food aid, support for farming[…]

24 Sep

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(Catholic News Service) COVID-19 robbed refugees ‘of the little that they had,’ says Salesian

PALABEK REFUGEE CAMP, Uganda Sept. 24, 2020 (Excerpt) Carrying her hungry baby on her back in the traditional African baby wrap, 38-year-old Adol Majok struggled in the long line of people waiting to get food rations and other essential items distributed by Catholic groups. “My children are starving. They haven’t eaten anything for the lastRead more about (Catholic News Service) COVID-19 robbed refugees ‘of the little that they had,’ says Salesian[…]

20 Jun

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WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Salesian Missions highlights educational and social programs that aid refugees

Programs in Egypt, Italy, Peru and Uganda highlight the work of Salesian missionaries that provide refugees much needed support and hope for a brighter future. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 20, 2020) Salesian Missions, the U.S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Refugee Day,Read more about WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Salesian Missions highlights educational and social programs that aid refugees[…]

20 Jun

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WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Salesian Missions highlights technical skills training and social programs for refugees

Salesian programs in Egypt, Kenya and Uganda highlight this year’s theme of taking big and small steps in solidarity with refugees. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 20, 2019) Salesian Missions stands with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and other international organizations in honoring World Refugee Day, held each year on June 20 since 2001. The day,Read more about WORLD REFUGEE DAY: Salesian Missions highlights technical skills training and social programs for refugees[…]

19 Feb

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Tools of Love for Refugees in Uganda

Since April 2016, thousands of South Sudanese refugees have flooded across the northern Ugandan border into Palabek—where they join, as of now, at least 36,000 others seeking relief from violence, drought and famine in their own countries. Salesian missionaries working within the camp have provided physical and spiritual support for these refugees—the vast majority ofRead more about Tools of Love for Refugees in Uganda[…]

13 Aug

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EGYPT: Sudanese refugee able to launch training center to help other refugees thanks to Sunrise Project

With seed funding provided by the Sunrise Project, Alamin Abkar, who has a bachelor’s degree in education, started the New Vision Center. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug. 13, 2018) Alamin Abkar, a married 34 year old father of three, has been able to launch his own business in Egypt thanks to the Salesian Missions Sunrise Project.Read more about EGYPT: Sudanese refugee able to launch training center to help other refugees thanks to Sunrise Project[…]