South Sudan: VIOLENCE STILL CONTINUES SINCE CHRISTMAS
A few days before Christmas local people experienced violence from armed cattle herders. They seize land from locals by force. Several villages in Juba on the right bank of the river Nile were affected also, including the area near village Mori where SAVIO is supporting the primary school of Saint Dominic Savio. Many villages were…
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IN LUNÍK IX
Christmas greetings from the mission at Luník IX are also sent by our two Salesian volunteers Marka and Borka, who have been living in this magical place since September. Even before they went back home for the holidays, they visited several families in the settlement, to which they brought small Christmas gifts together with the…
PRESENTATION OF THE MOTTO 2023 FOR THE SALESIAN FAMILY
Every year, the General Superior of the Salesians issues a Motto, that helps the Salesian family determine its direction for the whole year. Don Ángel Fernández Artime chose the motto for 2023: “Like a leaven in today’s human family”, which refers to the parable of Jesus. In the Gospels, Jesus compares the kingdom of God…
ETERNAL YES OF SISTER ASSUNTY AND THE DEACONATE OF BROTHER DEMOS
We are happy to receive the news that two former students of Don Bosco Secondary School in Tonj, South Sudan, which is supported through the SAVIO Adoption of Classes program, have decided to dedicate their lives to God. On 6th of January 2023, sister Assunta made her perpetual vows into the hands of the Superior…
For more than 30 years SAVIO helps young people from poor families in Khartoum
Salesian vocational school of St. Joseph in Khartoum has more than 30 years. It was established in 1988 and now provides professional technical education for 357 boys and 3 girls. Firstly there was technical school founded by fathers Combonians, but it was closed for many years until the Salesians took it over in 1988. Until…
The Salesian family help to Ukraine still continues
At the beginning of December, our colleague Alžbeta and volunteer Iakob went on a business trip to Warsaw, where together with members of the Don Bosco Network they discuss the topic of aid to Ukraine and set up the functioning of aid and cooperation for the next months. Later, they also visited the Salesians in…