World Day of Migrants and Refugees
The 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees was celebrated on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Pope Francis has chosen for this year a theme called “Creating a future with migrants and refugees,” a future according to God’s plan, to which we are all called to contribute. Thanks to our generous donors, we have been able…
NEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS AT MARIDI SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH SUDAN
Choosing new school uniforms for local secondary schools, supported by Slovak donors via the Adoption of Classes program, is a major issue. The Director of Salesian Secondary School in Maridi, Don Charles Taban has announced its selection procedure just a couple of days ago. The procedure is open also to students, parents, and teachers. Not…
BOSCO BOYS – THE STORY OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF STREET CHILDREN
The Bosco Boys story is about a home, a school, a church and a playground for rescued children from the streets of Kenya’s capital city – Nairobi. There they go through a rehabilitation process that transforms them. After rehabilitation, they can reintegrate back into normal life and start going to primary school or technical apprenticeships….
“THE WAR CONFLICT OF OUR NEIGHBOURS SHOWS US WHO WE REALLY ARE”
Read an interview with Don Peter Jacko SDB, coordinator of the Salesian Don Bosco’s humanitarian aid in Slovakia. In the interview, Peter describes the help that the Salesians in Ukraine are providing to people affected by the war. They can be supported thanks to the Slovaks who took part in the food and financial collections….
CEREMONY OF THE GIVING OF THE MISSIONARY CROSSES
On Sunday, June 19, we handed out missionary crosses to our ten volunteers who are going on a year-long mission to Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan and Lunik IX. Together they spent a year of preparation in weekend retreats which ended with a retreat at the Salesian hut in Slávnica. As part of the retreat, the…
ADOPTION OF SCHOOL CLASSES IN SOUTH SUDAN – MAKING SLOW PROGRESS
One of the schools we support through the Adoption of school classes programme is the Salesian secondary school of St. Don Bosco in the village of Manguo near Maridi. For the last school year, Salesian Don Charles Taban has been in charge of it and he gave us an insight into the needs and challenges…