El Salvador – Provincial Social Communication Meeting: "Communicate +: connect, evangelise and transform"
Ayagualo, November 2024 – From 25 to 29 November, the social communicators from the Salesian Province of Central America (CAM) had their annual meeting at the Sacred Heart retreat house, in Ayagualo, El Salvador, under the motto "Communicate +: connect, evangelise and transform". The activity brought together more than 40 participants from Salesian houses in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador. Among the topics addressed, the "Strategic Vision of the CAM Province" stands out, curated by Fr Julio Navarro, CAM Provincial, who offered his valuable support for communication throughout the Province. Dr Roberto Damas, head of university pastoral care at Don Bosco University, also spoke on the subject of Don Bosco the Comunicator . Fr Marcelo Navarrete, Provincial Delegate for Vocational Animation, shared his presentation on "Vocational accompaniment". Alejandra Rodríguez, Provincial Delegate for Social Communication, spoke on "Knowing and communicating with the new generations (Gen Z and Alpha)". Finally, Lucía Sánchez, head of the Province's digital media, presented "Best evangelisation practices in social networks". During the meeting, the communicators exchanged experiences by sectors: parishes, oratories, educational centres and youth centres, to share best practices and address common challenges. The event was the ninth Meeting of Social Communicators in Central America, whose objective was to unify criteria, establish priorities and define commitments for 2025, all framed by the objective of cultivating hope, a value that must be reflected in every message, video and image disseminated throughout the Province.