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Kenya — Salesians Offer Technical Training to Refugees
Kakuma, Kenya — November 2011 – The Salesians in Kakuma, in the East Africa Province, are providing technical vocational training for the refugees in the camp.
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Migration is
inherent to human
nature. It has
become a major
aspect of modern
societies in the
face of
globalization.
“… For I was
hungry and
you gave me
food, I was thirsty
and you gave me
something to
drink, I was a
stranger and you
welcomed me.”
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Spain — The Pinardi Federation of Social Works Helps Immigrant Children
Madrid — The Salesians in Madrid launched the Pinardi Federation of Social Works ten years ago in 2001, to bring together, support and encourage those works specifically working with youngsters and children in danger of social exclusion.
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Ecuador — Human Mobility Week
Quito — Human Mobility Week, took place in Quito, Ecuador, September 12-18, 2011. The Salesian Polytechnical University, in collaboration with other Universities participated in the preparation of talks and conferences on the theme: Living Side by Side in Solidarity: Human Mobility and Intercultural Integration.
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Australia — Promoting Global Health
Melbourne — Over 1,700 representatives of 350 NGO from 70 differnt countries gathered in Melbourne, Australia, for the 63rd Annual UNO Department of Public Information/NGO Conference, August 30 – September 1, 2010. The meeting considered measures to prevent and to treat disease and illnesses as well as the development and safeguarding of society and healthy life-styles.
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Italy — Migration: a challenge to society
Fr. Domenico Ricca, President of the SCS/CNOS Federation – Salesians in Social Work, issued a press release in response to the passage of a new Security law by the Italian Governement in early July, 2009. His statement, concurring with that of Bishop Agostino Marchetto, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, pointed out that the Legislative Decree has both real and symbolic harm to vulnerable people.
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Spain — Important Agreement on Behalf of Young People
The Madrid Council for Immigration and Cooperation and the Foundation of Atletico Madrid, the Spanish Football Club has donated 100,000 euros ($170,000) to the Salesian work in Dakar, Senegal.
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Sudan — A Long Awaited Day
On September 7, 2008, the young people from the Salesian center in Tonj, Sudan formally presented themselves to the people of the parish as an organized Catholic, Salesian group.
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Spain — The Salesians and the Daughters of Charity Open a Center for Young Migrants
Lumbre (Blaze), a center caring for young migrants that is jointly run by the Daughters of Charity and the Salesians was opened on June 5, 2008 in Madrid.
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Sri Lanka — The Church among displaced people and minefields
by Danielle Vella (edited by Salesian Missions)
Thanks to pressure from the Diocese of Mannar, today the army is moving around 800 people in the north-west of the island, where large-scale army operations are under way against the Tamil rebels. In just a week, 4,000 displaced people poured into Murunkan, where they are taking shelter in a Salesian hostel, schools and host families.
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Vietnam — Salesians Serve the Young
The Salesians began their work in Vietnam in 1952 establishing schools, shelters for streets kids, and providing assistance to migrants and minorities from rural areas throughout the country. Fr. Andrej Majcen, from Slovenia, and Father Giacomo, from Brazil, were the pioneers of the Salesian work in Vietnam. They established the first ministry in Hanoi.
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