Ghana

Salesian missionaries are opening new doors for children and families in Ghana. While Ghana’s economy continues to improve, nearly 45 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day, according to UNICEF. Ghana ranks 139 out of 188 countries on the United Nations Development Program’s 2017 Human Development Index. Rural poverty remains widespread in the dry savannah region that covers roughly two thirds of Ghana’s northern territory.

Small-scale farms suffer from a lack of infrastructure and equipment, both of which are needed to shift from subsistence farming to more modern commercial farming, which would yield greater incomes and a chance to escape poverty.

Special Salesian programs are bridging cultural differences between Christians and Muslims and the gender inequities between boys and girls. Efforts are also underway to reduce class sizes, which are typically 100 students for every teacher.

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Build primary & secondary schools

Provide technical & vocational training

Build orphanages & shelters for homeless youth

Empower girls & women through education

Provide youth centers & safe activities

Provide clean, safe water

Deliver essential equipment & supplies

Improve infrastructure

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Start a 2-Week Summer Camp Program for Disadvantaged Children

Country: Ghana

Date Added: April 15, 2016
Country: Ghana

Establish program, staff, sporting goods and meals = $4,000.00

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GHANA: Students benefit from new computers thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions

Don Bosco Technical Institute prepares students for their future with technology. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Feb. 3, 2025) Don Bosco Technical Institute, located in Ashaiman, Ghana, has new computers to aid the education and career develop

GHANA: Youth ministry leaders gain skills thanks in part to funding from Salesian Missions

Capacity-building workshop held to help improve the lives of youth. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 9, 2024) Top of Form The Salesian St. Artemide Zatti Community in Ashaiman, Ghana, held a youth ministry leadership capacity-building and t

GHANA: Pastoral work and social programs supported by Salesian Missions

Salesian work benefits parish and 52 outstations. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 23, 2024) Top of Form Salesians in Ghana had the support they need to facilitate pastoral work and social programs thanks to donor funding from Salesian Miss

WORLD TOILET DAY: Salesian Missions highlights clean water projects

2023 theme focuses on progress needed to ensure everyone has safe toilets and water by 2030. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 19, 2023)  Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organiza

WORLD FOOD DAY: Salesian Missions highlights programs that ensure healthy nutrition

Building wells and providing fresh, clean water also priority. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 16, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the international community and organizations around

GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY: Salesian Missions highlights water and soap projects

Salesians ensure water access in communities around the globe. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 15, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the international community in celebrating Global Han

INT’L DAY OF PEACE: Salesian Missions highlights life-changing educational programs

2023 is also 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 21, 2023) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countrie

GLOBAL: UNICEF-WHO report says women and girls bear brunt of water crisis

‘Clean Water Initiative’ makes supplying clean water to communities a priority. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug. 8, 2023) Women and girls are responsible for getting water in seven out of 10 households without supplies, according to the

Quenching the Pain of Poverty

“We have come a long way. Our daily headache of searching for water has come to an end,” reports one of our Salesian missionaries serving in rural Ghana, where supporters of our Clean Water Initiative have funded the construct

GHANA: 2 communities gain access to clean water

Project is part of the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 6, 2023) Top of Form Two communities in Ghana have access to clean water thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Ini

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Agriculture Training Programs

Salesian Missions includes agriculture in its vocational training programs – to ensure that youth of Rwanda learn better agricultural practices as well as keep the school self-sustaining in the face of the country’s food shortages.

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Salesian Missions includes agriculture in its vocational training programs – to ensure that youth of Rwanda learn better agricultural practices as well as keep the school self-sustaining in the face of the country’s food shortages.

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Technology Program

Salesian Missions includes agriculture in its vocational training programs – to ensure that youth of Rwanda learn better agricultural practices as well as keep the school self-sustaining in the face of the country’s food shortages.

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