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    WORLD FOOD DAY: Salesian Missions Highlights Programs Around the Globe that Invest in Agriculture for Food Security

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:03 PM

    Each year, Oct. 16, marks the observance of United Nations World Food Day across the globe. Today, nearly 870 million people around the world are chronically undernourished, or one in eight individuals worldwide, according to a new report published by the United Nations.

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    DAY OF THE GIRL: Salesian Missions Highlights Programs around the Globe that Empower Girls through Education, Opportunity

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:38 PM

    The first-ever International Day of the Girl Child was recognized on Oct. 11, 2012. Established to promote equal treatment and opportunities for girls, the International Day is an acknowledgment by the world community that there is a disparity in the way the rights of girls and boys are protected and promoted

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    SRI LANKA: Donations from Salesian Missions Partners Help Orphans, Children with Disabilities

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:43 PM

    Two recent shipments of goods are making a major impact on the lives of the most vulnerable youth and their families in communities in Sri Lanka. Recently, a shipment of 250 baby strollers made its way to four Salesian-run sites that serve 811 children in need and provide assistance to needy families.

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    HAITI: On World Teachers' Day, Salesian Missions Remembers Bright Youth Killed in Haiti Earthquake While in Class Studying to Become Teachers

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:00 PM

    As the world marks World Teachers' Day this Friday, Oct. 5, Salesian Missions remembers the teachers-in-training that were killed when a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.

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    GLOBAL: Salesians Speak at United Nations, Empower Youth to be 'Agents of Change'

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:29 PM

    On Monday, Sept. 24, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Salesians facilitated a panel discussion titled, "Empowering Youth to be Agents of Change in Eradicating Poverty." Representatives of the Catholic Church, governments, and the Salesians presented their perspectives on the effectiveness and importance of the Salesians' influence on youth to change individuals and societies.

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    BRAZIL: Salesians Hold Youth Day in Brazil in Preparation for World Youth Day 2013

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:02 PM

    Salesian Youth Day was held in early September in Brazil in preparation for World Youth Day, an international gathering of the youth of the Catholic Church for a week-long celebration of faith. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host World Youth Day in July of 2013, and young people are preparing now for this global event.

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    KENYA: Don Bosco Boys Town is Providing a Path Out of Poverty in Nairobi

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:09 PM

    In Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, most of the three million residents endure lives of extreme poverty. Much of the population reside in slums that crowd the city. Here, poverty is commonplace and basic health care and education is lacking.

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    INDIA: Salesians Aid Refugees of Ethnic Violence

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:51 PM

    Salesian Missions is reporting that Salesian-run Don Bosco Institute in Guwahati, India, is providing relief efforts for those displaced by recent ethnic violence. The violence has occurred in the districts of Assam, a northeastern state of India, and has left 56 people dead and thousands more displaced from their homes. According to news reports, the districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa have been hit the hardest.

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    MALI: Salesians Assist Displaced Children & Families as Political Instability Continues

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:27 PM

    Political instability and fears of chaos in Mali have driven more than 300,000 people from their homes since fighting erupted in the north between a Tuareg rebel movement and Malian government forces. There has been panic that rebel groups will use the region as a platform for drugs and arms trading. Adding to the plight of the refugees, Mali is among several countries in the West African part of the Sahel region that is suffering from a lack of rain, which has led to drought conditions and a severe food shortage.

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    Salesian Missions Issues Urgent Call for Donations for School Children At Risk of Starvation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:48 PM

    Salesian Missions has issued an urgent need for donations to feed school children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, the eastern most part of the country has seen continued military operations against armed groups which has led to internal displacement and food shortages. A Salesian-run school, Don Bosco Ngangi Center located in Goma, in the eastern section of the country, is feeling the effects and has begun raising funds to provide continued food aid to the children they serve. A recent cut-back in food aid from an organization that serves the Salesian-run school makes the situation even more critical, and the children are at risk of starvation. Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, is urging the public to make donations at www.SalesianMissions.org.

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