EGYPT: Salesian Missions continues Sunrise Project to support refugees and vulnerable Egyptians thanks to external donor funding
(MissionNewswire) Thanks to the support of external donors, Salesian Missions has continued their work with the Instituto Don Bosco in Cairo to fund scholarships as part of the Sunrise Project, which launched in 2014. This skills training program assists refugees and vulnerable Egyptians in gaining
SYRIA: Salesian teacher faces own hardship as she helps Salesian community rebuild in Aleppo
(MissionNewswire) Rania Salouji, a 40-year-old Christian and Salesian catechism teacher in Aleppo, has remained in her Syrian city through the outbreak of civil war that has devastated much of the country. Salouji and her husband Grigor have two children 17-year-old Michael and 14-year-old Hovik. They
GERMANY: Salesian Programs Assist Young Refugees with Education and Integration
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have partnered with the Paribas Foundation in order to assist young refugees in centers in Munich and Nuremberg. The Paribas Foundation in Germany has donated 30,000 Euros to support Salesian missionaries work with refugee children. The funding is intended, among other things,
UGANDA: Salesian missionaries assist women and youth in Palabek Refugee Camp
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are providing five chapels and working to set up a nursery and primary school in the Palabek Refugee Camp in northern Uganda. The refugee camp is currently hosting 34,000 South Sudanese refugees. The camp was officially set up in April 2016 to
WEST AFRICA: Salesian missionaries are bringing hope to 29,000 youth across Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in the West African Province are serving more than 29,000 youth across four countries including Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Both Christian and Muslim youth attend Salesian schools, vocational and technical training, youth centers and social development programs. The Salesian centers
INDIA: Salesian program helps provide safe haven and education for young girl being forced into child marriage
(MissionNewswire) Samkuru Vani escaped being a child bride and is now studying technology at Don Bosco Navajeevan in the city of Vijayawada, located in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to an Asia News article, Vani is the youngest of eight children whose
MYANMAR: Salesian programs provide hope and education for poor youth and their families
(MissionNewswire) Salesian Father Giordano Piccinotti with the Opera Don Bosco Foundation recently made a trip to Myanmar to discover the country's areas of vulnerability and visit the Salesian programs working to address these issues. One of the programs he visited was the Don Bosco Friend
PUERTO RICO: Salesian missionaries continue to assess their own damage from Hurricane Maria while aiding community residents
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are continuing to address community needs while dealing with their own property damage in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Officials have been unable to give an accurate death toll from the storms as of yet. CNN is reporting that
RWANDA: Salesian students present and sell clothing and products made in Salesian courses at local market
(MissionNewswire) In September, Don Bosco Technical & Vocational Center, located in Butare, Rwanda collaborated with a local nonprofit, Luti, to organize an exhibition and a sales event in front of a local market to present and sell some of the products make by vulnerable groups
DR CONGO: Don Bosco Center provides education and supportive services to at-risk and disadvantaged youth
(MissionNewswire) In 2014, Salesian missionaries opened Don Bosco Center in the city of Bukavu located in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Operated by two Salesian priests and one Salesian brother, the center is located near the main town square and