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Vulnerable Children

Children exchange pleasantries after Sunday Holy Mass at St. Mary's, Fatima Interim Care Center. Credit: ACI Africa

How Sierra Leonean Priest Birthed Home for Vulnerable Children amid War Devastation

Nov 3, 2022

Five-year-old Alusine wants to be a soldier when he grows up “to arrest all bad men.” Asked to name his village, Alulu, as he is fondly referred to at St. Mary’s Fatima Interim Care Centre in River Number Two estate outside Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, says he comes from “Emergency!”

Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesians Providing Nutritional Aid for Vulnerable Children in Uganda

Aug 28, 2022

Vulnerable minors at the Salesians of Don Bosco – Children And Life Mission (CALM) in Namugongo in Uganda’s Archdiocese of Kampala are receiving nutritional support from members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in a collaborative initiative.

Some vulnerable children at the Don Bosco pre-school and parents in the Apostolic Vicariate of Rundu in northern Namibia. Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesians in Namibia Reach Out to Dozens of Vulnerable Children with Nutritional Support

Sep 18, 2021

Dozens of vulnerable children in the Southern African nation of Namibia are receiving nutritional support through a feeding program at Don Bosco Youth Center amid COVID-19 challenges.

Salesian Bro. Hubert Twagirayezu with some of the street children being supported by Salesians in Rwanda. Credit: Agenzia Info Salesiana (ANS)

Salesians in Rwanda Seeking Support to Protect Dignity of Vulnerable Children

Apr 30, 2021

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) serving in Rwanda are seeking financial help from people of goodwill to help them protect children at risk in the Great Rift Valley nation.

Catholic Sisters in Africa are implementing safety and protection measures for vulnerable children using the education and skills they gained through ASEC-sponsored programs. / African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC)

Beneficiaries of Catholic Sisters’ Education Initiative Help Vulnerable Children in Africa

Apr 11, 2021

Beneficiaries of African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC), an initiative that supports the education of women Religious across Africa, are running programs to protect and safeguard vulnerable children on the continent, officials of the Catholic entity explain in a reported.

Children activities organized by Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) in Chad. / Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)

Vulnerable Children in Chad Receive Protection from Jesuit-founded NGO amid Crisis

Jan 17, 2021

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is protecting thousands of children in Chad amid years of violence in the Lake Chad region occasioned by Boko Haram insurgency, the leadership of the entity founded by a Jesuit Cleric has said in a latest report.