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Don Bosco Network of BREADS Bangalore joined hands with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in a nationwide campaign to combat child labour. The Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation Campaign 2.0, which began on 10 January and ends on 31 March 2025, aims to rescue and rehabilitate children working in hazardous environments.
In its mission to empower children and communities to understand and uphold human rights, the Bangalore Rural Educational and Development Society [BREADS] Bangalore, the Development Office of the Salesian Province of Bangalore, with teachers from Don Bosco schools of Karnataka conducted various activities and competitions on International Human Rights Day, December 10. The teachers representing Don Bosco English and Kannada Medium Schools in Chitradurga, Devadurga, Gulbarga, Prakashpalaya, and Mithra School in Bangalore took the lead in organizing poster-making, drawing, and elocution competitions, alongside awareness sessions and oath-taking ceremonies all designed to instill knowledge about human rights among students.
The Salesian Social Forum (SSF), a group of like-minded Salesians, held a two-day National Convention at Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad, on August 10-11. The event, titled "Contextualizing the Dream of Don Bosco: A South Asian Workshop by Salesians in India Today," brought together about 40 Salesians from various Indian provinces to explore ways to renew Don Bosco's vision for the poor.
Salesian Family member Sister Seli Thomas of Sisters of Mary Immaculate won the inaugural Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards (SATA) 2023. The nun, Sister Seli, a member of Sisters of Mary Immaculate in Krishnagar, West Bengal, received the award at a function in London on October 31, along with two other nuns from Nigeria and Thailand.
In a powerful demonstration of unity and unwavering dedication to safeguarding the Rights of Children, Dimapur, Nagaland, witnessed an inspiring walkathon organized by AIDA for a Child-Friendly Dimapur on September 23. The event was designed to raise awareness about the fundamental rights of children, foster community solidarity, and champion the cause of a pristine and secure environment for the younger generation.
The Salesians of the Shillong Province under the leadership of Father Barnes Mawrie and Father Michael Makri organized a prayer concert on July 9 to pray for peace in Manipur, which has seen sporadic violence since May 3, 2023, and is still on.
On Sunday, 23 October 2022, during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Don Bosco, Lonavla, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, presented a citation to Mrs Sonali Shelke, in recognition for her social outreach among the poorest of the poor. Mrs Shelke has been on Don Bosco’s outreach staff since 2009. She resides at Bhaje village near Karla, 90 kilometers from Mumbai.
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