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PHILIPPINES: Youth continue studies thanks to scholarships

PHILIPPINES: Youth continue studies thanks to scholarships

Two students attending Don Bosco Calauan received scholarship funding from Salesian Missions donors. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 11, 2021) Two youth attending the Don Bosco Technical Vocational Center in Calauan, Philippines, continued their studies thanks to scholarship funding provided by donors of Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. TheRead more about PHILIPPINES: Youth continue studies thanks to scholarships[…]

PHILIPPINES: Students learning in blended environment

PHILIPPINES: Students learning in blended environment

Eight Don Bosco Technical and Vocational Training Centers are providing a blended learning environment for 500 students thanks to Salesian Missions funding. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 8, 2021) Don Bosco Technical and Vocational Training Centers in the southern Philippines are providing a blended learning environment for students and teachers during the 2020-2021 school year, thanksRead more about PHILIPPINES: Students learning in blended environment[…]

PHILIPPINES: Clean water for youth center, kindergarten and parish

PHILIPPINES: Clean water for youth center, kindergarten and parish

Salesian St. John Bosco Parish has access to clean water thanks to a new project funded by the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Jan. 4, 2021) The Salesian St. John Bosco Parish, in Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines, has access to clean water thanks to a new project funded by the SalesianRead more about PHILIPPINES: Clean water for youth center, kindergarten and parish[…]

Positive Steps in the Fight Against Hunger

Positive Steps in the Fight Against Hunger

Taking the lead from Pope Francis’ recently published Laudato Si, an eco-encyclical imploring Catholics around the world to embrace and care for our Earth, the Salesian Youth Center at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Cebu, Philippines created the #LetsPlantPositivity initiative.  The initiative challenges youth to create at-home gardens to alleviate food scarcity caused byRead more about Positive Steps in the Fight Against Hunger[…]

WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing agriculture and technical training programs for poor youth

WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing agriculture and technical training programs for poor youth

Training programs in India, Peru, Philippines, Republic of the Congo and Tanzania illustrate the work of Salesians that ensure youth have the skills for employment. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 15, 2020) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Youth SkillsRead more about WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing agriculture and technical training programs for poor youth[…]

Combating COVID-19: Answering the Call around the World

Combating COVID-19: Answering the Call around the World

“Time is of the essence,” Marlou Madrio wrote in a recent Facebook post. “There are only 1,253 commercial ventilators in the Philippines, 153 of which are in Metro Manila. We are 105 million Filipinos with only an 89,000 hospital bed capacity.” Madrio, an alumnus of Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC) Mandaluyong, joins a globally dispersedRead more about Combating COVID-19: Answering the Call around the World[…]

PHILIPPINES: Salesian Missions donors support critical staff positions at Magone Home Aftercare Programs for youth in trouble with the law

PHILIPPINES: Salesian Missions donors support critical staff positions at Magone Home Aftercare Programs for youth in trouble with the law

The aftercare programs ensure that youth have an opportunity to receive the support and care they need when they are in trouble with the law. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 16, 2020) Magone Home Aftercare Program, located in Cebu, Philippines, received funding to pay for critical staff positions thanks to Salesian Missions donors. The funding helpedRead more about PHILIPPINES: Salesian Missions donors support critical staff positions at Magone Home Aftercare Programs for youth in trouble with the law[…]

PHILIPPINES: Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center has new farm equipment for crop production thanks to Salesian Missions donors

PHILIPPINES: Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center has new farm equipment for crop production thanks to Salesian Missions donors

Farmers connected to the Don Bosco Center and those in the community who utilize its land preparation services, such as plowing and rotavating, have benefited from the donation. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 27, 2020) Salesian Missions donors are ensuring that Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center (known locally as Don Bosco Legazpi), located in Banquerohan, LegazpiRead more about PHILIPPINES: Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical Technology Center has new farm equipment for crop production thanks to Salesian Missions donors[…]

PHILIPPINES: Salesian Missions donors provide funding for construction and renovation of new Mama Margaret Boarding House for young workers

PHILIPPINES: Salesian Missions donors provide funding for construction and renovation of new Mama Margaret Boarding House for young workers

The boarding house will provide a safe, comfortable living environment for young workers as well as raise revenue for Salesian programming. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 25, 2020) Salesian missionaries have the funding for the construction of the Mama Margaret Boarding House in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, thanks to donor funding through Salesian Missions, theRead more about PHILIPPINES: Salesian Missions donors provide funding for construction and renovation of new Mama Margaret Boarding House for young workers[…]

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing educational and social programs for poor youth

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing educational and social programs for poor youth

Salesian missionaries are working in more than 130 countries around the globe, bringing poor youth and their families education, workforce development and social programs. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 5, 2019) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring the International DayRead more about INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing educational and social programs for poor youth[…]