Araimiri, Papua New Guinea – November 2024 – Thanks to the support of the Salesian Mission Office New Rochelle, Salesian Missions, the Salesian missionaries in the Don Bosco Araimiri community in Kerema, distributed nutritious meals to the most needy people. Most of the food kits were intended for the approximately 300 students who attend the Don Bosco secondary school in Araimiri and come from various surrounding villages. Meals were also shared with the students of the three learning centres managed by the Mary Help of Christians Parish. Here, about 350 children, between the ages of 5 and 9, from disadvantaged families, can now count on adequate nutrition which will also be fundamental in their educational path and will help them to focus more on their studies.

Ayacucho, Peru – November 2024 - Those who walk the streets of Ayacucho these days feel the emotion of the proximity of the bicentenary of the famous battle that sealed the freedom of Peru and America. In the midst of this jubilee spirit, on the night of Wednesday 13 November, the Municipal Theatre in Huamanga was the scene of the presentation of Fr Jorge Atarama Ramírez's latest book: "History of Popular and Technical Education (1821-1968): Salesian Schools of Agricultural Arts and Crafts" (Lima: Editorial Salesiana, 2024). In the presence of Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro, Archbishop of Ayacucho, and involving Magister David Franco, Historian of the Salesian Congregation of Peru, this academic event took place bringing together the members of the Salesian Family of the City as well as pupils, parents and past pupils of the Salesian School and friends of the Work of Don Bosco. During his address Dr Guido Pérez Sáez, professor at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga and former Salesian student, retraced each of the chapters that make up this research. It was a detailed review of the main contributions of this publication. Historian David Franco observed: "Reading this work allows us to reflect on how education has been the real battleground throughout the history of our Republic, where different social actors have tried to make their way both towards their own personal fulfilment and towards the collective development of the Nation". Fr Atarama stressed that the main contribution of this book is to propose a new period for the history of popular and technical education in the country; an extraordinary contribution to the understanding of the national educational process and the role of the Salesians.

Porto Alegre, Brazil – November 2024 - Adolescents and young people of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) in the Salesian Province of Porto Alegre Brazil (BPA) participated in simultaneous meetings in Guarapuava (PR), Rio do Sul (SC) and Viamão (RS) on 16 November. With about 460 participants, the events dealt with the theme "A life, a dream and a mission: the oratory of Don Bosco" and promoted times for reflection and fun. The workshops held in the meetings covered important moments in the life of Don Bosco on which the young people reflected on the tenacity and faith of Don Bosco in the face of difficulties and on how he dedicated his life to the mission of educating and evangelising young people. The goal was to inspire participants to overcome personal challenges, guided by values such as patience and devotion.