Lilongwe Vice-Province, Malawi – April 2024 – ZMB's Mary Help of Christians Vice-Province began its eleventh Provincial Chapter, scheduled from 17 to 20 April in Lilongwe, Malawi, with the theme: "Passionate about Jesus Christ, dedicated to young people". A varied and rich representation of Salesians, FMA, Salesian Cooperators, Past Pupils and other lay people gathered in the St John Bosco Parish in Lilongwe to begin the Chapter. The event began with the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D., archbishop of Lilongwe. In his opening address, Archbishop Tambala spoke of various issues concerning religious and the Church in general, stressed that young people are a blessing and recalled the need to review Formation to adequately respond to the needs of young people. He then concluded by proposing a collaborative approach, in the Church, between religious orders and dioceses to face the challenges of today.

Cochabamba, Bolivia – April 2024 – From 11 to 13 April, 130 directors of the educational units affiliated with the Educational Network of Don Bosco Folk Schools (EPDB in Spanish) met at the Don Bosco Fátima House for Events in Cochabamba to participate in the First National Meeting of Directors of this management, organised by the Pastoral Pedagogical Technical Team, under the coordination of the National Director, Fr Alexander Sosa Vaca, SDB. The meeting is part of the Project known as "Strengthening educational quality and pedagogical culture at the primary level – EPDB, with the participation of the educational community", funded by the Swiss Salesian Don Bosco Jugendhilfe Weltweit NGO. The intervention that will be carried out in the 2024-2025 administrations has the challenge of improving the results of the evaluation of educational quality, carried out in the 2023 administration, in 69 educational units at the primary level. The Integrated Model of Educational Quality Management guides the pedagogical and didactic formation of the 350 primary school teachers who will participate in the Diploma in Didactic Innovation; 20,000 fathers and mothers will participate in workshops on the School of the Family. The directors are the leaders of these innovation processes in the educational units, therefore, they must understand and guide the pedagogical and pastoral processes that will be carried out within the framework of the project, seeking to improve the overall educational quality. This was the main focus of the meeting, especially for many administrators taking on this responsibility for the first time.

Brasilia, Brazil – April 2024 – The Ordinary General Assembly of the Salesian Network Brazil (RSB), brought together the six Provincials of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Brazil and the four Provincials of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians on 13-14 April. The event takes place annually under charismatic, congregational and legal aspects, with the aim of studying, discerning and defining the main activities of common interest of the RSB. The assembly was chaired by Fr Ricardo Carlo, BCG Provincial, and President of the Conference of Salesian Provinces of Brazil (CISBRASIL) and by Sister Teresinha Ambrosim, president and director of the RSB.