Giving hope to millions of youth around the globe
Thanks to caring friends like you, the Don Bosco Farm in Lusaka, Zambia is now home to a new arrival of chickens, pigs and cattle. What’s more, impoverished students from the local Salesian-run agricultural school are gaining the skills necessary to provide a sustainable food supply for their community. In addition to providing nutritious meals,Read more about A Farming Program That Feeds the Body … and the Mind[…]
Farm to provide hands-on education, food for students. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 22, 2025) Salesian missionaries in the St. John Bosco Community, located in Lusaka, Zambia, created the Don Bosco Farm to enhance learning experiences for students thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. TheRead more about ZAMBIA: Don Bosco Farm established for education thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions[…]
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 Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians ofRead more about ZAMBIA: Makeni Post Novitiate House has new library books and computers thanks to funding from Salesian Missions[…]
Project includes solar lighting to prevent theft. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 7, 2025) The Makeni Post Novitiate House, within the Salesian Sacred Heart Community in Lusaka, Zambia, was able to add new security and a solar lighting system at the formation house thanks to funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the SalesiansRead more about ZAMBIA: Post Novitiate House has new security thanks to funding from Salesian Missions[…]
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 launched to tackle this issue, and toRead more about Our Clean Water Initiative Saves Precious Lives[…]
‘Clean Water Initiative’ makes building wells and supplying clean water a top priority. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 22, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating World Water Day. Led by U.N.-Water, the organization that coordinates the United Nations’ workRead more about WORLD WATER DAY: Salesian Missions highlights projects that ensure clean water for youth[…]
Thanks to funding from Salesian Missions made possible by caring friends like you, the Salesian Sisters in Lusaka, Zambia are wrapping up construction on their new Garden Open Community School. The project promises to bring a wealth of opportunity to children ages 6-18 who live in the most poverty-stricken region of the country. Zambia isRead more about New School Provides Hope in Zambia[…]
‘Clean Water Initiative’ continues to make supplying fresh, clean water a top priority. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 19, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Toilet Day. Celebrated each year on Nov. 19, the day brings the world’s attentionRead more about WORLD TOILET DAY: Salesian Missions highlights clean water and sanitation initiatives[…]
Salesians work in more than 130 countries to help youth and families improve their lives. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 17, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring World Day of the Poor. The day, celebrated on Nov. 17, will be theRead more about WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: Salesian Missions highlights social and education programs for youth living in poverty[…]
Youth gaining skills during construction of building. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 13, 2024) Salesian sisters in Thorn Park, Lusaka, Zambia, had the funding to start construction on a new school for orphans and vulnerable youth thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Garden OpenRead more about ZAMBIA: New school under construction thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions[…]