Shillong, India – July 2024 – In an effort to combat youth unemployment, the Salesians of the Province of Shillong, India, have undertaken initiatives aimed at facilitating employment, through comprehensive training in various sectors. These training programmes are conducted at places es such as the Don Bosco Technical School in Shillong, the Don Bosco Youth Centre, the DB Tech Nongstoin, Bosco Pnar, the Peace Centre Agartala and others. In addition, collaborations with various companies allow the inclusion of trained people in appropriate roles within these organisations. In this context, there is also the mini-work fair that the Don Bosco Technical School in Shillong organised in collaboration with the Bosco Integrated Development Society, on 22 July. The purpose of this event was to help young people looking for work in the State of Meghalaya. Fr Shining Dkhar, Principal of the school, opened the fair, urging young people to work diligently to achieve economic self-sufficiency, so as to have a positive impact on society. The event, which was attended by Salesians, experts in the field and many young people looking for a job, was attended by several well-known companies, such as Café Sola, Frank Motors and ZN Solution, just to name a few. The presence of these companies highlights their commitment to providing job opportunities to young people.