Tokyo, Japan - September 2024 - From 25 August to 8 September, ten members of the Don Bosco Volunteer Group (DBVG),including two Salesians, a seminarian and seven students, volunteered in Vietnam. Departing from Tokyo, Japan, the group, having arrived in Vietnam, visited the seminary and the residence in Saigon; they interacted with the novices at the Ba Thôn community through cultural presentations of their respective countries, games, dances, prayers and more. On 27 August, they arrived in Tắc Vân, Cà Mau province, the southernmost part of Vietnam, and began their volunteer work which was mainly based on painting and cleaning the student dormitory in the church, helped by the young parishioners. During the breaks they played sports with the young people, gave Japanese lessons to the young people who in turn taught Vietnamese dance, strengthening their friendship. There were many activities carried out by the members of the DBVG who also donated rice and food to the families of the children who attend school and cleaned up rubbish around the church. On 6 September, the group of volunteers returned to Saigon and visited the community in Cầu Bông.