Don Bosco YaR Forum launches “FAMILY is where I BELONG” campaign

1 September 2024

ChildEducare, Young at Risk,

The Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk (DB YaR Forum) launched its new campaign on "FAMILY is where I BELONG" during the annual YaR Day celebrations and the conclusion of the "Healthy Mind, Healthy Life" campaign in Delhi.

- Fr. Joe Prabu

Silver Jubilee Bells Ring at Snehalaya

9 January 2024

ChildEducare,

It’s a ding-a-ling for The Home of Love, Snehalaya, as it celebrates the Silver Jubilee Year. On January 6, celebrating the Annual Day of Snehalaya marked the beginning of its Silver Jubilee year. The day began with a Solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Father Januarius S Sangma, Provincial of Guwahati, who coincidentally celebrated his Silver Jubilee of Ordination.

- Fr Charles Deepen Lakra SDB

‘Salesians are always here for you’, Emphasizes Father Rafael Bejarano visiting YaR Centres in Bangalore Province

24 November 2023

BOSCO Out Reach, ChildEducare, Marginalized, Migrants and Refugees, Young at Risk,

Father Rafael Bejarano Revira SDB, overseeing Social Works within the Youth Services Department of the Salesian Congregation in Italy, Rome, visited various Young at Risk (YaR) centres in the Salesian Province of Bangalore (INK). He was accompanied by Father Joseph Prabu, Executive Director of the DB YaR Forum in Delhi, and Father Francis Bosco, Joint Secretary of the Migrant Ministry within DB YaR Forum, Delhi.

- Father Antony James Paul

Walkathon for Child Rights Awareness in Dimapur

24 September 2023

ChildEducare, Justice and Human Rights, Life and Health, Mental Health, Young at Risk,

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.

Don Bosco Youth Centre’s initiative benefits needy children

7 June 2023

ChildEducare, Social Development, Youth Groups,

In a remarkable display of social commitment, the Don Bosco Youth Centre, Thrissur, Kerala, rallied together to provide much-needed assistance to 70 less privileged children in their locality. With their collective efforts, the 85 Youth Centre members raised funds to purchase bags and notebooks for the children, easing the financial burden on their families and supporting their educational pursuits.

- Robin Mathew sdb

YaR Day focuses on substance use disorders

2 March 2023

ChildEducare, Life and Health, Young at Risk,

The Young at Risk (YaR) Commission of the Salesian Province of Chennai organized YaR Day 2023 on the theme, "Choose Life. Not Drugs", on February 26, 2023. The aim was to spread awareness of substance use disorders among children and young adults. The programme was held at Don Bosco Beatitudes, Vyasarpadi, Chennai.

- Fr. Joseph Prabu SDB

Seminar for Young Minds

14 October 2021

ChildEducare, Counselling, Education, Education Dept, Education School, Mental Health, Psychology,

A seminar on `Healthy Young Minds` for the students of Don Bosco School of Excellence, Coimbatore, was held on October 1, 2021, by Dr Shilpa, a Maternal and Child Health Specialist and counsellor from Pathways Foundation.

- Herbert Amos Gandhi

Welfare Scheme for Covid Orphans

28 July 2021

ChildEducare, Education, Education School,

In a gesture of compassion, the staff and the Salesian community of Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur donated Rupees 10 Lakhs towards the welfare and education of four girls who lost their parents to COVID-19 pandemic.

- Fr. T. Sathinathan

Don Bosco Society Nepal Donates Medical Equipment to Covid Centre in Kathmandu Valley

3 June 2021

ChildEducare, Evangelization, Missions, Social Development,

On May 30, the Salesian communities of Kathmandu valley, supported by the benefactors, donated medical equipment and accessories like oxygen concentrator, oximeters, PPE kits, masks, and sanitiser to the newly opened Covid Centre in Godavari Municipality. The Covid situation, as in other countries, has further impoverished the small mountainous country, Nepal.

- Fr Augusty Pulickal sdb

Academia-Industry partnership empowers tea women

21 February 2021

BOSCO Out Reach, Bosco Training, ChildEducare, Development Office, Education, Lifestyle, Missions, Self Help Groups, Skills Training, Social Life, Young at Risk, Youth, Youth Groups,

Sonada, 21 February 2021: In a first time effort in the hills, academia-industry partnership initiative to empower tea garden women was launched on 21 February 2021. Salesian College Sonada established in 1938 and the Tea Promoters India who own plantations in Darjeeling, Dooars, Assam and Kerala have launched a pilot project entitled: Women Empowerment in Tea Communities Workshop, to be spread out on five Sundays from 21 February to 21 March 2021.

- C.M. Paul

Bangalore Province Releases Child Safeguarding Policies

18 October 2020

BOSCO Out Reach, ChildEducare, Counselling, Education, Education Higher, Education School, Rector Major, SPCSA, Salesian Society,

The Planning and Development Organisation (PDO; BREADS Bangalore) of the Province of Bangalore, to provide clarity through relevant policies to accomplish its goals, has drafted and released the Child Safeguarding Policies (CSPs) as supportive references for child-related sectors in the Province. The CSPs are for various sectors in the Province like childcare institutions, social work centres, schools, colleges, skill training centres, parishes, aspirantates, pre-novitiate, novitiate, philosophates, and the theologate.

- Bastin Nellissery sdb

E-Oratory connects slum children, plans all India network

9 September 2020

Agencies, Art Forms, BOSCO Out Reach, Bosco Training, ChildEducare, Don Bosco Plus, Education, Formation, Marginalized, Mental Health, Volunteering, Young at Risk, Youth Groups,

Mumbai, 9 September 2020 -- Youth workers in Mumbai have come up with on-line youth centres connecting marginalised children not only in their neighbourhood but also from Don Bosco institutions across India with no extra cost.  Some 1,000 children across India (Mumbai, Pune, UP, MP, Bihar and Jharkhand) are enrolled and counting in the e-Oratory today.

- C.M. Paul

Don Bosco Navajeevan (DBNJ) Vijayawada unlocks `Chiguru Sweets` Wagon for Sustainable Development

27 August 2020

Agencies, ChildEducare, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Skills Training, Social Life, Success Story, Young at Risk, Youth,

As the major misfortune of the disastrous COVDI-19 outbreak impacted lives and slowed down economic sustenance, Don Bosco Navajeevan [DBNJ] through its college girls carried out a research and came out with a blueprint to address this issue. Hands-on training in bakery and sweets-making were introduced to the resident inmates, to help them overcome the sudden onslaught of a locked-down lifestyle. This resulted in the `Chiguru Sweets Wagon for Sustainable Development.

- Father Baly Yeraamaneni

New Shillong Province Development Office Building Inaugurated

13 August 2020

Administration, Agencies, BOSCO, BOSCO Out Reach, Bosco Training, ChildEducare, Development Office, Marginalized, Procure, Projects, Self Help Groups, Skills Training, Social Ministry, Young at Risk, Youth, Youth Groups,

The new Province Development Office (PDO) building of the Salesian Province of Shillong or commonly known as the Bosco Integrated Development Society (BIDS) was finally inaugurated on 12 August 2020 by Shri Charles Pyngrope, MLA Nongthymmai Constituency, and was blessed by Shillong Salesian Provincial Father Paul Olphindro Lyngkot.

- Father Michael Makri

Mental Health & Wellbeing in COVID-19 Times by Alaknanda Past-Pupils

29 July 2020

ChildEducare, Counselling, DB Alumni, Disasters, Education and Culture, Life and Health, Mental Health, Psychology,

Past Pupils of Don Bosco Alaknanda, New Delhi organized a 01-hour Facebook live talk on `Mental Health and Wellbeing` with Dr. Samir Parikh-Director Mental Health, Fortis Memorial Research Centre, Gurugram on 26 July 2020 from 7 pm to 8 pm. The session was moderated by Father Davis Maniparamben, Dr. Kenshuk Marwah and Varun Sawhney.

- Father Babu Varghese

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