MARINEO SOLIDALE is an NGO based in southern Italy, in the province of Palermo, specifically in the municipality of Marineo, which has been engaged for years in helping the Salesian works of the Province of Central Africa (AFC). These include: Uvira, Vinamaut, Maison des Jeunes, BoscoLac and others. And to strengthen these ties, in May 2017, Fr Antoine Wenga, former collaborator of Salesian pastoral work in AFC Province, participated in the extraordinary assembly of the members of Marineo Solidale in the city of Marineo.
This year Marineo Solidale has decided to come to the aid of young people who attend the Boscolac community in Goma, but who study elsewhere: Marineo has paid their school fees and those of the Maison des Jeunes in Lubumbashi, a work that has also benefited from many pairs of sports uniforms and footballs and volleyballs.
In addition, a sum of money was received that allowed the Maison des Jeunes in Ruashi Lubumbashi to buy welding stations, grinders, drills, clamps and many other useful items for professional training courses. Hence today the Salesian communities of BoscoLac and Maison de Jeunes are grateful for the assistance provided by Marineo Solidale to these communities.
Both Maison des Jeunes and the BoscoLac communities, in fact, are facilities that host professional training workshops, with sections on carpentry, welding, construction, cutting and sewing, courses for hairdressers and beauticians...
The desire of these communities is to further improve the situation of young people, so that thanks to education, they can become upright and truly responsible citizens.
“We are aware of this challenge, and we want to do our best by providing maximum assistance to our children!” said Fr Pascal Mumba, Salesian of Don Bosco from the AFC Province. “That is why we can only express our heartfelt thanks to Marineo Solidale for their help and to Poste Italiane, which sponsored this project to carry out these activities. Thank you for supporting the Salesian mission!”
