Macas, Ecuador - February 2016 - A meeting of the National Council of the Salesian Youth Movement was held from 26 to 28 February. The aim of the meeting was to review and continue planning for 2016 and plan for the next National SYM Congress which will take place in August. The meeting was led by Fr Vladimir Acosta, Delegate for Youth Ministry and his team, in the presence of Fr Jorge Molina, Provincial in Ecuador.

Guntur, India - March 8, 2016 - The Salesian Institute for Rural Integral Development organized a special celebration for International Women's Day.           Fr Thathireddy Vijaya Bhaskar, Provincial of Hyderabad, presided.  He stressed the importance of programmes to assist women in the various Salesian works.

Huancayo, Peru – 8 March 2016 - the International Women's Day Celebration at the Salesian College, Santa Rosa.

Salvador, Brazil – 8 March 2016 - the International Women's Day Celebration at the Salesian College in Salvador. The staff consists of 80% women.

Brussels, Belgium - February 2016 - Don Bosco International (DBI) continues its pledge to implement its strategic plan on behalf of migrants, refugees and the poor and to promote social inclusion and access of young people to work. Among other activities, the DBI participated on 22 February in the Intergroup session on the Rights of the Child in the European Parliament, with the presence of various MEPs involved in a written statement on the investments to be made to combat child poverty.

Bogotá, Colombia - February 2016 - The first experience of "Bosco in the Park” took place on 26 February. It was organized by the Provincial Artistic Service, the Service of the Missions and that of the Youth Ministry Delegation in Bogota. The goal is to share an oratory space in a city public place. The first experience took place in the square near the Salesian work of "Niño Jesús", with performances by various artistic groups.