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Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)
Over 300 Vulnerable Youths in Namibia Receive Nutritional Support from Salesian Missions
More than 300 vulnerable youth and children in the Southern African nation in Namibia affected by COVID-19 restrictions are receiving nutritional support through a feeding program at Don Bosco Youth Center, located in the Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu in the northern of the country.
“Underage single mothers” Beneficiaries of Salesian-Sponsored Shelter in Angola
The newly-established shelter in Angola’s capital, Luanda will be instrumental in supporting underage single mothers in the Southern Africa nation, the leadership of the Religious Institute of Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) has announced in a report seen by ACI Africa.
“Our refugees not following rules to control spread of COVID 19”: Salesians in Uganda
Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) serving in Uganda’s Palabek refugee camp have highlighted some of the challenges they are experiencing as they strive to keep the refugees safe, reporting failure to adhere to COVID-19 precautionary measure on the part of the refugees.
Salesian Missionaries in Togo Caring for Children Accused of Witchcraft
Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in the West African nation of Togo are caring for children who, because of being slightly different from others, are accused of witchcraft and risk “deadly consequences.”
Amid COVID-19, Street Children in Angola’s Capital “most vulnerable”: Salesian Aid Agency
The plight of street children in Angola’s capital, Luanda amid COVId-19 restrictions is a course for concern, the leadership of the U.S.-based Salesian Missions, the development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) that supports homeless boys and girls in the Southern African nation has reported.
On Global Day of Parents, Salesian Missions Reviews Support to Women in DR Congo
On the occasion of the Global Day of Parents marked Monday, June 1, Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), joined other humanitarian and international organizations in reviewing initiatives toward parents around the globe in general and the support toward women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in particular.
Salesian Missions Facilitating Sanitation Infrastructure at a Catholic School in Tanzania
The U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions is funding the construction of sanitation facilities at Don Bosco Didia Secondary school in Tanzania’s Shinyanga Diocese through the "Clean Water Initiative.”
Church in South Africa Reaches Out to Poor Families Defying Lockdown to Beg
Hard pressed to evade starvation amid stringent COVID-19 restrictions, poor families in South Africa are risking contagion and moving from house to house to beg, a situation that has attracted the attention of Salesian missionaries working in the Southern African country.
Salesian-sponsored Multipurpose Hall in Tanzania “to meet needs of 1,700 students”
A new multipurpose hall under construction at the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center located in Tanzania’s Archdiocese of Dodoma will be instrumental in meeting the needs of close to 1,700 students enrolled annually at the institution, the leadership of the U.S.-based Salesian Missions, which is the development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), has announced in a report shared with ACI Africa.
US-based Salesian Missions Facilitates Water Access for Hundreds in Mozambique
To facilitate access to safe and readily available water to hundreds of residents at a Maputo community in Mozambique, the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Salesian Missions has funded the digging of a borewell through the “Clean Water Initiative.”
How Salesian Sisters in Zambia are Supporting Vulnerable Children amid COVID-19
In a bid to keep vulnerable children in Zambia safe during the COVID-19 crisis, the female branch of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, have undertaken various initiatives to support the children.
Salesian Missions Reviews Service to Street Children in Africa on Their International Day
On the occasion of the International Day for Street Children marked Sunday, April 12, Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), joined other humanitarian and international organizations in reviewing initiatives toward street children around the globe, including Africa.
