PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Research Indicates Salesian Education Deters Youth Crime
(MissionNewswire) Shaun Larcom—who holds a research doctorate from the University College of London—studied the relationship between criminal behavior and juridical pluralism in Papua New Guinea with...
View ArticleSAMOA: Salesians Worry about Youth Returning to School after Cyclone Evan
(MissionNewswire) Cyclone Evan, a powerful cyclone that hit Samoa Dec. 13-14, left at least four dead and flooding and structural damage in its wake. Another 10 people remain missing and thousands have...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA: Leadership Weekend for Salesian Students in Australia
(MissionNewswire) Secondary students from various Salesian schools and programs in Melbourne and South Australia gathered at Don Bosco Camp in Safety Beach in mid-February for a Leadership Weekend. Led...
View ArticleSAMOA: Salesian Students Give Back by Building Libraries for Don Bosco Schools
(Samoa Observer) Don Bosco students have given back to their community in a big way – helping to build and furnish libraries for 117 Upolu primary schools. The school’s Principal Father Chris Ford was...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: New Salesian Partnership Paves Way for Poor Youth to Access...
(MissionNewswire) A low adult literacy rate and limited access to education in the Solomon Islands perpetuates the cycle of poverty from generation to generation. UNICEF notes that the country has an...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: Partership between Salesian Missions and Stop Hunger Now Feeds...
(MissionNewswire) In a country such as East Timor, that has endured a decades-long civil war and is home to 1.1 million people, close to half of whom live in poverty, nutrition and education are...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: Salesian Medical Clinic Provides Health Services to Thousands of...
(MissionNewswire) East Timor has endured a decades-long civil war and is home to 1.1 million people. According to the United Nations Development Program Human Development Index, in 2007, East Timor...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: Providing Educational Opportunities and Hope to Youth with...
(MissionNewswire) Without reliable estimates of the number of youth with disabilities in Timor-Leste, the number is suspected to be high, particularly for those with physical disabilities as a result...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: Australian Rotary Brings Support to Don Bosco Rural Training...
(MissionNewswire) With almost 40 percent of the population living in poverty, the Solomon Islands is one of the poorest countries in the Pacific region, according to UNICEF. About 20 to 25 percent of...
View ArticleSAMOA: New School Science Lab Brings Students Better Educational Opportunities
(MissionNewswire) According to the World Bank, Samoa boasts one of the most stable and healthy economies in the Pacific region. The poverty rate, once just over 25 percent, has dropped closer to 20...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: New Television Project Gives Students Media Training for Later...
(MissionNewswire) East Timor is home to 1.1 million people and according to the United Nations Development Program Human Development Index, the country ranked 162 out of 182 for life expectancy, access...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: Salesians Help Young Men Learn Trades, Find Stable Employment
(MissionNewswire) The Solomon Islands are one of the poorest countries in the Pacific region with almost 40 percent of the population living in poverty, according to UNICEF. The majority of the...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: Salesian Programs Offer Shelter to Homeless Recovering from...
(MissionNewswire) The Solomon Islands are one of the poorest countries in the Pacific region with almost 40 percent of the population living in poverty, according to UNICEF. The majority of the...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: Salesian Students Helping Those Affected by Recent Flooding
(MissionNewswire) The Solomon Islands is one of the poorest countries in the Pacific region with almost 40 percent of its population living in poverty, according to UNICEF. The majority of the...
View ArticleSAMOA: Don Bosco Technical School Places 85 Percent of Graduates in Workforce
(MissionNewswire) Samoa boasts one of the most stable and healthy economies in the Pacific region, according to the World Bank. The poverty rate, once just over 25 percent, has dropped closer to 20...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: Don Bosco Orphanage Helps Youth Prepare for Academic Achievement
(MissionNewswire) East Timor has endured a decades-long civil war and is home to 1.1 million people. According to the United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Index, in 2014, East Timor...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: Donation of Nutritious Rice-Meals by Stop Hunger Now Benefits...
(MissionNewswire) More than 1,100 students participating in Salesian programs run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians have access to better nutrition thanks to a recent donation of fortified...
View ArticleEAST TIMOR: Salesian-run Medical Clinic Provided Care for More Than 7,300...
(MissionNewswire) The Maria Auxiliadora Medical Clinic located in the town of Venilale, East Timor, has been serving poor residents of Venilale and 13 surrounding villages for many years. In 2014, the...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: Salesian Missionaries Help Youth Learn a Trade at Don Bosco...
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, operate the Don Bosco Technical Institute Henderson and the Laura Vicuna Hostel, a residence for female...
View ArticleSOLOMON ISLANDS: Don Bosco Rural Training Center Provides Education for More...
(MissionNewswire) The Salesian-run Don Bosco Rural Training Center in Tetere Bay in the Solomon Islands is working to bring educational and workforce development opportunities to poor youth in rural...
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