Author: Salesian Missions

Publication Date: September 05, 2022

(ACI Africa) On International Charity Day, Salesians highlight programs for vulnerable youth in Benin

COTONOU, Benin
Sept. 5, 2022

(Excerpt) On the occasion of the International Day of Charity on September 5, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted their social programs seeking to empower vulnerable youth and families in Benin.

In a Monday, September 5 report, SDB members say that the “programs help youth meet their basic needs, receive an education and find a path out of poverty.”

In the West African nation of Benin, SDB members say, “Children at Foyer Don Bosco, a home for abused and abandoned children in Kandi, Benin, have received food support thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions.”

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