Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - April 2016 – An International Meeting of  Co-Partners for Development took place from 25 to 29 April. It was intended as  part of the project to strengthen the Offices of Development and Planning of the Salesian works in Africa and the Caribbean. The project is the result of an agreement between the European Union, VIS (International Voluntary Service for Development) and the Salesian Family. The aim of meeting was to share experiences of development in the Projects Offices of the various Salesian Provinces also from the point of view of human rights. The conclusions were very positive and the excellent development in the two years of work was acknowledged.

Bagé, Brazil - May 2016 - As part of the Extraordinary Visitation to the Province of Porto Alegre, Fr Natale Vitali, Councillor for the American Southern Cone Region, met the management team of the Salesian College of Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora which has over 600 students. 

Delhi, India - May 2016 - From 29 April to 1 May at Don Bosco Okhla in New Delhi, the Salesian Cooperators of 8 Provinces (Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Tiruchy, Shillong, Guwahati, Bangalore and Delhi), participated in the national training program for formators in gender equity education.