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INT'L DAY OF FAMILIES: Salesian Missions highlights programs for families in poverty

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and other international organizations in honoring the International Day of Families celebrated each year on May 15.

Key Points: 
  • Salesian missionaries around the globe provide for youth and their families who are facing challenges related to poverty, lack of education, hunger, and homelessness.
  • In honor of the International Day of Families, Salesian Missions is proud to share Salesian programs that provide education and services to support poor youth and their families.
  • The program is supported by Don Bosco in the World Foundation, which promotes and supports programs in Salesian organizations around the globe.
  • Social workers were able to understand why they ran away from home and help them reestablish a relationship with their families.

INT'L DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions highlights programs that provide shelter and support

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on the International Day for Street Children.

Key Points: 
  • The Consortium for Street Children founded the International Day for Street Children in 2011 and is the leading international network dedicated to realizing the rights of street children worldwide.
  • "Salesian missionaries around the globe provide safety, shelter and education for street children," said Father Timothy Ploch, interim director of Salesian Missions.
  • "Salesian programs aim to help children live safely while getting the emotional support they need and the education that will help them live independently.
  • In honor of the International Day for Street Children 2023, Salesian Missions is proud to share programs around the globe that provide street children hope for a better life.

INT'L DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE: Salesian Missions highlights socio-sport programs

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which is celebrated each year on April 6. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2013, and it has been celebrated each year since 2014. The adoption of this day signifies the increasing recognition by the U.N. of the positive influence that sports have on the advancement of human rights and on social and economic development.

Key Points: 
  • Salesian Missions joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace - 2023 theme focuses on the impact of sports on sustainable development and peace.
  • "Sports programs are important for social integration and the promotion of values like teamwork, communication, respect, and team spirit," said Father Timothy Ploch, interim director of Salesian Missions.
  • In honor of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Salesian Missions highlights sports programs in countries around the globe.
  • Don Bosco Youth Center in Rundu, Namibia, has a renovated a children's playground thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions.

WORLD WATER DAY: 'Clean Water Initiative' brings fresh water to communities around the globe

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating World Water Day. Led by U.N.-Water, the organization that coordinates the United Nations' work on water and sanitation, the day has been honored on March 22 every year since 1993.

Key Points: 
  • In honor of World Water Day, Salesian Missions is highlighting completed water projects that have impacted youth and entire communities.
  • Water fountains were also set up in the communities so that people could access the water.
  • More than 300 residents of the Kamakuti village in Kabwe, Zambia , have clean, fresh water thanks to the Salesian Missions "Clean Water Initiative."
  • He is supplying fresh water to his family and the crops while saving money that he once spent on water containers.

HAITI: At-risk and vulnerable individuals benefit from food shipment

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Students and vulnerable community members in Haiti received healthy nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, and Rise Against Hunger, an international relief organization that provides food and life-changing aid to the world's most vulnerable.

Key Points: 
  • The shipment was received by the Salesian-run Rinaldi Foundation and then was distributed to The Immaculate Parish and Cité Soleil schools in Port-au-Prince.
  • Often community members leave their homes to take refuge in public squares or at a friend's house.
  • Most of the time she has to rely on the charity of her family and friends for food.
  • Salesian programs are located throughout Haiti, including in the cities of Port-au-Prince, Fort-Liberté, Cap-Haïtien, Les Cayes and Gressier.

Schools and communities in Mozambique gain access to clean water

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 2,000 people in the Salesian São João Baptista de Moatize Mission, located in Ntsungo, Mozambique, have clean water access thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions "Clean Water Initiative." Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Key Points: 
  • NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 2,000 people in the Salesian São João Baptista de Moatize Mission, located in Ntsungo, Mozambique , have clean water access thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions "Clean Water Initiative."
  • The region, which is home to more than 8,000 people, lacks access to health services and clean water.
  • Water fountains were also set up in the communities so that people could access the water.
  • Now people can access water in the communities and right at the primary school, helping to ensure safe drinking water and proper sanitation."

WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: Salesian Missions highlights social programs for Catholic observance

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Sunday, November 13, 2022
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Nov.13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: Salesian Missions highlights social programs for Catholic observance

Key Points: 
  • Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring World Day of the Poor.
  • NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Nov.13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: Salesian Missions highlights social programs for Catholic observance
    Day was established by Pope Francis in 2016 at the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in honor of the poor.
  • NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 13, 2022) - Salesian Missions , the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring World Day of the Poor.
  • In honor of the World Day of the Poor, Salesian Missions highlights unique educational and social programs that are helping poor and at-risk youth meet their basic needs, receive an education, and find a path out of poverty, bringing them hope for the future.

Salesian Missions reports "Little Schools" provide education to more than 17,000 children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Friday, January 17, 2020
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Since 1954, the Little Schools have provided an education and nutritious meals to children in poverty.

Key Points: 
  • Since 1954, the Little Schools have provided an education and nutritious meals to children in poverty.
  • His goal was to teach the children how to read, a first step in educating them.
  • He also invited the children attending these "little schools" to come to the St. John Bosco cafeteria where they would receive a hot lunch.
  • The project increased the health and learning capacity of students by implementing school feeding programs in five Salesian centers in Haiti.