(ANS - Asunción) - According to research "Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a slowdown in economic growth that could scupper all the progress made over the past decade, such as the reduction of the poverty rate, progress on equality or, a key issue, the adoption of a quality education system." It is certain that the educational reality in Latin America has not changed much in recent years. The governments have not invested in education and this is why there is a malaise in educational policies and government budgets in the field. Paraguay is no exception. In recent weeks its educational situation has been around the world. The Minister of Education, Enrique Riera, has declared an educational emergency.

Camagüey, Cuba - April 21, 2016 - The children of the catechism class at the Charity Shrine, accompanied by Fr Miguel Ángel Fernández, SDB, as well as Salesian Cooperators, family members  and catechists, held a procession in honour of Don Bosco on the occasion of the celebrations for the centenary of the Salesian presence in Cuba.

L'Aquila, Italy - May 2016 - In recent days 11 young immigrant asylum seekers began an afternoon course of 200 hours in the repair of motor vehicles. The course is taking place at the Salesian Vocational Training Centre of L'Aquila and is run in collaboration with the ARCI of L'Aquila and Caritas Avezzano. It will allow these young people between the ages of 18 and 32 to learn the Italian language and will give them a technical-professional basis for a future job.