Anisakan, Myanmar – May 2024 - Basic computer skills are one of the requirements that today's young people constantly require in order to enter both the field of education and any other professional sphere of global society. Just to acquire basic computer skills, many young locals have to travel hundreds of kilometers to big cities, such as Yangon and Mandalay. Expenses incurred for travel, food, and lodging are always much more expensive than expenses for computer training. In addition, being away from your family can also lead to social problems unnecessarily, if you are not cautious and cautious enough about the threats to city life. With all these underlying reasons and to respond concretely to the needs of young people, the Don Bosco Media Team since last summer has been offering computer training courses for young people, in which the organisation itself provides laptops for the training of boys and girls in different locations. So far, over 150 young people have benefited from the training courses. Among these, about 50 young people have already obtained the certificates of completion of the courses.

Kinshasa, DR Congo – May 2024 - The Third Provincial Chapter of the Africa Congo Congo (ACC) Vice-Province concluded on Monday, 6 May. The closing ceremony was marked by the election of the Delegate for ACC to the 29th General Chapter, Fr Woto Sylvain, and his substitute, Fr Titus Mwamba. The closing intervention by Fr Aurélien Mukangwa, Superior of the ACC Vice-Province took place before the final prayer.

Kroměříž, Czech Republic – April 2024 - The Salesian Family of the Czech Republic gathered for the 10th edition of the Salesian Spirituality Day from 26 to 28 April. Almost 300 people – including Salesian Cooperators, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Salesians of Don Bosco, Volunteers of Don Bosco and benefactors of the Salesian Family – reflected together on the theme "Salesian Missions: how to be missionaries in daily life". The same theme also guided the children and young people who participated in the program prepared for them. For everyone it was a weekend of joy, spent in the festive spirit of the Salesian Family.

Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil – May 2024 - On 1 May the Salesian Family of Juazeiro do Norte gathered to celebrate 85 years of Salesian presence. The celebrations for the anniversary began with the Mass presided over by the Rector of the work, Fr Raimundo Nonato, at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the presence of collaborators and members of the different sectors of the Salesian work of the city. Subsequently, a moment of celebration took place in the auditorium of the São João Bosco Salesian College, with the reading of the message sent for the occasion by the Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime. Then, the songs of good wishes and the cutting of the cake followed, crowning 85 years of Salesian presence. The Salesians arrived in Juazeiro in 1939, thanks to the dream of Don Bosco and the desire of the Servant of God, Fr Cícero Romão Batista, and still today they educate and evangelise young people through the São João Bosco institute, the Horto do Padre Cícero, the Sagrado Coração de Jesus parish, the FM Padre Cícero radio, the Fr Cícero Museum, the house of formation, the oratories, the Salesian Youth Movement and the groups of the Association of Mary Help of Christians and the Salesian Cooperators.

Yakutsk, Russia – May 2024 - The Salesian mission in Siberia celebrates a double jubilee in these days: the 30th anniversary of the arrival of the first Salesian missionaries in Yakutsk, capital of the Republic of Sakha - Yakutia, and the 15th  anniversary of the consecration of the Church of the Holy Trinity. In August 1994, Fr Daniel Pravda and Fr Ladislav Stanko arrived from Aldan (southern Yakutia) together with missionary volunteer Judita Štempelova. It was not only the beginning of Salesian activity, but also the official beginning of the Catholic Church in this city. In July 1995, Yakutsk was visited by the then Rector Major, Fr Juan Edmundo Vecchi. On that occasion he blessed the land for the new Youth House, which began its activity in 1997. Later, the need for a new church grew and its construction was directed by  Salesian Fr Andrej Porubčin. Despite the difficult climatic conditions, the work was completed and in 2009 the church was consecrated. As part of the jubilee, the local Salesians prepared, from 2 to 26 April, the exhibition of a copy of the Shroud of Turin, which attracted a good number of visitors. The celebrations culminated on Sunday 28 April with the Mass presided over by the diocesan bishop of Irkutsk, Bishop Kiril Klimovich, who also administered the sacrament of Confirmation to six parishioners during the celebration. In addition, the church organ was blessed, after its restoration, the only pipe organ in Yakutia, followed by a concert performed by a special organist from Venice, Fr Aldo Castenetto, SDB.

Tonj, South Sudan - May 2024 - The "Don Bosco" Salesian Oratory in Tonj organized basketball, volleyball and football tournaments in honour of St Dominic Savio. The tournaments were held throughout the month, attracting thousands of young people to the oratory, most of them from the Salesian school and the neighbourhood, who in addition to practising the sport took the opportunity to get to know the figure of St Dominic Savio.