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Nepal Don Bosco Society Empowers Teachers

1 March 2022

Bosco Training, Education, Education School, Skills Training,

To provide quality education to the students of the government schools, the Nepal Don Bosco Society (NDBS) organized a Teacher Training Programme at Manthali, a prominent central city, about 170 Km away from Kathmandu from February 24, 2022. The training lasted for three days for 31 teachers from ten schools.

- Fr Augusty Pulickal

Book on Mamma Margaret in Tamil

26 February 2022

Education and Culture, Marginalized, Media, Salesian Family, Spirituality,

The Salesian Province of Tiruchy (INT) released a new book on Mamma Margaret in the Tamil language authored by Father Dr John Dharmanathan SDB on February 18, 2022. The translated work, based on the highly researched work of Don Teresio Bosco, `Vita di Mamma Margherita La Mamma di Don Bosco`, published in 2005, is set in the background of the coming Synod.

Salesian Province of Chennai Begins Provincial Chapter

23 February 2022

Chapter, Salesian Family,

The Salesian Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, Chennai (INM) began the Provincial Chapter on February 22, at Don Bosco Provincial House, Kilpauk, Chennai, with 116 Chapter members. Father Jose Kochamkunnel, Provincial, declared the Provincial Chapter open.

- Fr Mathews Dominic

Salesian Province of Delhi Turns Silver

22 February 2022

Anniversary, Evangelization, Success Story,

The Salesian Province of Jesus the Good Shepherd, New Delhi, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its Foundation (1997-2022) on February 19, 2022. A thanksgiving Holy Eucharist presided over by His Excellency, Leopoldo Girelli, the Apostolic Nuncio to India, celebrated the story of dreams, struggles and indomitable spirit of the Province in the past twenty-five years.

- Fr Ashok Kujur

WISE AND STRONG; A New Book for Parents and Educators Released

2 November 2021

Education, Education Dept, Education and Culture, Media, Parish / Church, Salesian Family,

The best way to grow as wise and physically strong is to listen to God and the counsel of wise and wounded healers, said Most Rev. Lawrence Pius, Bishop of Dharmapuri, at the release of the book, Wise and Strong, written by Father John Alexander SDB. The Department of Life Education, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, India, organized the event on October 29, 2021.

- Father Sathinathan SDB

MADRE CHIARA CAZZUOLA, 10th Successor of Mother Mazzarello

5 October 2021

Salesian Family, Salesian Society, The Regional,

Dearest Sisters, After a profound listening to the Holy Spirit, in an atmosphere of serenity and prayer, in these days of discernment we have experienced the power of the communion and prayer of the whole Institute. Today 5 October 2021 she said her ``yes``, available and generous to be the tenth Successor of Mother Mazzarello, as guide of the FMA Institute, MADRE CHIARA CAZZUOLA

- Sr. Angela Maria Maccioni

Don Bosco Institute Launches First Centre of Excellence in Nepal

22 September 2021

Skills Training, Social Development, Youth,

Schneider Electric Foundation - the social commitment arm of Schneider Electric and Don Bosco Institute, Nepal, committed to the poor young people in the Kathmandu valley, has launched a Centre of Excellence at Lalitpur, Nepal. Honourable Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Nepal, Pampha Bhusal, inaugurated the centre with French Ambassador-designate Gilles Bourbao present. With State-of-the-art equipment and facilities, the centre will provide vocational training and skill development to around 1000 youth over the next five years in home and building installation, basic automation, home automation, safe and secure building operations, industrial installations controls and drives.

- Father Pulickal Augusty

Social Work Students Rebuild Dilapidated Library in Remote Kerala Village

17 August 2021

Education, Education and Culture, Social Development, Social Ministry,

The Social Work students of Don Bosco College, Kottiyam, Kerala, with collaboration from the local village, Rosemala, on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, rebuilt a dilapidated and abandoned library and inaugurated the facelifted library on August 15, 2021.

- Joby Chethimattathil SDB

Fisherfolk Women to Drive Electric Autos; FCDP Gearing Up Cultural Shift

9 August 2021

Self Help Groups, Skills Training, Social Development,

Fishermen Community Development Program (FCDP) of the Salesian Province of Bangalore has marked the beginning of yet another phase of its creative community involvement with the inauguration and the first phase of its distribution of electric autos to women on August 4, 2021, in Kollam, Kerala. FCDP is a voluntary organization founded in 1979, under the guidance and leadership of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Bangalore Province, for the integral development of all fisherfolk living in the coastal area of Kollam (Quilon).

- Father Joby Sebastian SDB

Young People Invited to Hope and Serve Humanity

9 August 2021

Parish / Church, Youth, Youth Groups,

As the Church in India celebrated the National Youth Sunday on August 8, new members were inducted into the youth group of Don Bosco Church Lingarajapuram, Bangalore. Forty-three youngsters took membership in the youth group of the parish.

- William D`Souza SDB

PALS Come Together Amid Unrelenting Pandemic

2 August 2021

Youth, Youth Groups,

The youth animators, leaders and Salesians of the state of Karnataka gathered for two days in the Salesian Provincial House, Bangalore, celebrating PALS-2021 (Programme for Animators, Leaders and Salesians) even amid the unrelenting pandemic. The two-day programme, slated for July 31 and August 1, had 52 youth leaders and 18 animators and Salesians (SDBs and FMAs) from 20 centres of Bosco Youth. The regional youth director, Father William D`souza SDB, facilitated the programme.

- William D`souza

Former Provincial of INM, Fr Vincent Durairaj Passes Away

1 August 2021

SPCSA, Salesian Family, Salesian Society, The Regional,

Father Vincent Durairaj, the former Provincial of Salesian Province of Chennai (INM), succumbed to Covid-19 related ailments at Kaveri Hospital, Chennai, on Saturday evening. He was 84 years old.

- Fr Mathews Dominic

College Students Felicitate City Cleaning Staff

28 July 2021

Education Higher, Marginalized,

Emulating the human values of the Former and Late President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, on his sixth death anniversary, the students of Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Angadikadavu, felicitated four city cleaning staff of Iritty Municipality.

- Bastin Nellissery

Anbu Illam Sponsored Students in Tamil Nadu Cricket Team

28 July 2021

Marginalized, Skills Training, Social Development, Sports,

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has selected three students who are members of a sports training programme by Don Bosco Anbu Illam, the Social Service Society of the Salesian Province of Chennai, and the HCL Foundation, for special training. TNCA has chosen Jeni Plautila for U19 bowling and all-rounder, Madhumitha for U23 batting/all-rounder, both from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Avadi, Chennai and Karthika for U19 bowling/all-rounder from Police Boys & Girls Club, Kannagi Nagar.

- James Raj

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

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