Port-au-Prince, Haiti – November 2024 – The Salesian Cooperators in Haiti met on 2 November at the Mary Domenica Mzzarello Centre in Jacquet, Port-au-Prince, to take part in the Annual Assembly. The meeting was attended by Salesian Cooperators from six Centres in and around the Haitian capital, also accompanied by seven aspirants. They were accompanied by Fr Lex Florival, SDB, Provincial Delegate for the Salesian Family, and Fr Jacques Antoine Souverain.

Goma, DR Congo – November 2024 – On 10 November, the Don Bosco Ngangi Salesian work hosted the first Salesian Family, Goma Retreat for the pastoral year 2024-2025. The event began with the opening prayer led by Fr Kizito Tembo, followed by the Rosary animated by the members of ADMA. The highlight was the conference conducted by Fr André Kazembe on "Called into the Salesian Family to become saints". Fr Kazembe exhorted the members of the Salesian Family to live in fraternal communion, as true children of Don Bosco. He then insisted on the need to offer time for the good of young people. After the conference, the participants were invited to a moment of meditation, followed by individual confession, before attending Mass presided over by Fr Pascal Mumba Kati. Finally, Fr Dieudonné Sande, Rector of the Salesian work in Ngangi, invited all those present to cultivate better mutual understanding and esteem to strengthen the bonds of fraternity within this great family.

Sumba, Indonesia – November 2024 – An educational conference was held at the Don Bosco Vocational School in Sumba on 6 November: "Vocational education in the south-west of Sumba, towards golden Indonesia 2045". The conference is part of the Salesian school's project to increase the vocational training of young people in Sumba and improve their chances of finding a job. The project is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Salesian NGO "Don Bosco Mondo". Work began as early as mid-2021, with the construction of the school building and the purchase of necessary furniture and equipment. At the same time, staff development was promoted to achieve the objectives set by the School. This conference sought to celebrate what has been achieved so far and, at the same time, establish a roadmap for the next ten years. The goal remains to help poor and marginalised young people, with an impact on improving collective well-being, in view of 2045 when the hundred years of Indonesian Independence will be celebrated.