Dominican Republic – A collaboration agreement has been signed between Salesians and INEFI to promote sport in Salesian schools
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – March 2024 - A collaboration agreement was signed between the Don Bosco Salesian Foundation and INEFI, on 15 March 2024, at the headquarters of the National Institute of Physical Education (INEFI), with the aim of promoting physical education and sport in Salesian schools. Fr José Pastor Ramírez, Superior of the Salesian Province of the Antilles (ANT) and president of the Don Bosco Salesian Foundation, expressed his gratitude for the trust placed in the Salesian Congregation by INEFI, represented in the figure of the Director Mr. Alberto Rodríguez Mella. Fr Pastor Ramírez highlighted the importance of sport for the Salesians and for the country in general, underlining the rich human talent that the territory possesses in the field of sport and the need to work together to continue to progress as a society, using sport as a tool for personal and professional growth and as a source of hope and faith for young Dominicans. For his part, Mr. Rodríguez Mella stressed the importance of collaborating with the Salesians of Don Bosco, and that the agreement will initiate concrete actions, in which the involvement of the Ministry of Education and the support of the Presidency of the Republic are envisaged, with the aim of providing direct help to young people, especially in the most needy sectors.