SALESIANS IN THAILAND
Together with Don Bosco missionaries to help the Thai people
Since 1927 the Salesian missionaries have left their mark of solidarity in Thailand.The missionaries target assistance to the poor and socially excluded in 17 Don Bosco missions all over the country,...
KOŠICE – SLOVAKIA
Childhood, a right of Roma children
Košice is a city of around 24,000 inhabitants in eastern Slovakia, close to the Polish border. Luník IX is located in the suburbs, and is an overpopulated area inhabited exclusively by Roma...
KAZINCBARCIKA – HUNGARY
A church for young Roma people
For many years now, Kazincbarcika in Hungary has been the site of an ethnic integration process that represents a shining example for the whole of Europe. As Don Bosco often remarked, education...
STARA ZAGORA – BULGARIA
A new life for Roma children: growing up away from the streets
Stara Zagora, central Bulgaria. An anonymous city with an industrial past that is home to around 63,000 inhabitants. Many of these are Roma people, and live in the gypsy district of Lozenec. Here the...
THE SALESIAN PRESENCE
Don Bosco Salesians in Africa and Uganda
The first Salesian presence in Africa dates back to 1891 when the first Don Bosco missionaries arrived in Algeria, a country they were forced to abandon in 1976. Another distant presence dates to...
