Copacabana, Colombia - February 2024 - With the aim of integrating formation processes in accordance with the guidelines of the Province’s Salesian Educative and Pastoral Project (SEPP) and the Provincial Missionary Animation Plan (PIAM) for the strengthening of the Salesian mission in western Colombia, a meeting of the Youth Ministry and Missions sectors of the St Louis Bertrand Province of Medellín (COM) was held in Copacabana (Antioquia) from 14 to 16 February. This formation session was attended by 25 people, including lay people and Salesians, who received formation on the theme: "Inhabiting the culture of today's youth", led by Dr Gustavo Adolfo Muñoz and Dr Elvia Arango. This gave participants an insight into the situation of youth in Colombia, in order to respond to the needs and expectations of children and young people who are part of the formation processes. The orientations of Youth and Vocational Care and the articulation of the Environmental Management System with Pastoral and Missionary Animation were other topics the participants worked on during the meeting, as well as the planning of Missions and Youth Ministry for 2024.