Shasha, D.R. Congo - December 2022 - On Dec. 8, on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Fr. Aurélien Mukangwa, SDB, AFC-East Provincial Delegate, presided at the Eucharist in the Salesian community "Don Bosco Shasha," some 40 kilometers southwest of Goma, in Masisi territory. At the end of the Mass, Fr. Mukangwa proceeded to lay the foundation stone for the construction of a boarding school that will welcome students and young people from this region’s mining areas. The initial hosting capacity of the boarding school will be 40 young people, but upon completion of the construction project, it shall increase to 150. Thanks to the intervention of the Salesian Mission Office in Bonn, Germany, several young people from the region will be trained in trades and integrated into their families and communities. They will also benefit from solid psychosocial support.