Środa Śląska, Poland – August 2024 – The Salesians from the Province of Wrocław  Poland (PLO), from 23 to 26 August held the Non Stop Bosko 2024 Festival in which about 300 people participated. Four days full of music, community, prayer and acquisition of skills during the workshops chosen by young people from modelling, dance, crafts, chess and many others. Among the various music groups that performed during the days, the SDB Band, with Fr Bartłomiej Polański, Superior of the PLO Province, on the accordion, Fr Piotr Lorek, PLO Vice-Provincial on the guitar, and Fr Mikołaj Wyczalek, Delegate for Youth Ministry, on the cello, created a striking atmosphere through their performances. Among the events was one with Bishop Maciej Małyga, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Wrocław, who met with young people by establishing a careful dialogue with them; a panel on addictions, in particular involving smartphones.

Johannesburg, South Africa – September 2024 – 300 young people from all Salesian presences in the Salesian Vice-Province of Southern Africa (AFM) comprising South Africa, Lesotho and eSwatini, accompanied by Salesians, Educators, consecrated members of the Salesian Family, staff of the Projects and Youth Ministry Office, had a wonderful experience at the Ubuntu-Youth Synod.  from 29 August to 1 September. Only two weeks after the closing of the Youth Synod in Turin - Colle Don Bosco (11-16 August) with participants from all over the Salesian world, the young Salesians from AFM also experienced a similar event in their environment. This event was also a merger of the Laudato Si 'Movement, thanks to the ongoing AFM "Eco Ubuntu" project (2023-2026) in all three AFM countries. The various group workshops also included interactive sessions on green and environmental skills with university lectures. Involving all the groups of the Salesian Family of the AFM Vice-Province (SDB, FMA, MSMHC, Salesian Cooperators, Past Pupils of Don Bosco and ADMA aspirants), it was also a good opportunity for a vocational workshop, with a round table and sharing of vocation stories by the respective groups of the Salesian Family. The theme of the 2024 Salesian Mission Day - "Builders of dialogue" - resonated in the Ubuntu-Youth Synod in many ways, especially through a workshop session animated by Clarence Watts, Delegate for Social Communication in the AFM Vice-Province and his staff.

Araçatuba, Brazil – August 2024 - The gymnasium at Dom Luiz Lasagna Salesisan College was the stage for the opening ceremony for the 32nd Salesian Games, an event this year that honoured 75 years of Salesian presence in Araçatuba and had the Olympics as its theme. The opening of the event was celebrated on 24 August with the performance of the police musical band in the presence of Fr Ricardo Carlos, Superior of the Province of Campo Grande, Brazil (BCG), and various academic authorities. After the composition of the scoreboard, the teams of athletes paraded and the national anthem and the oath of the athlete were performed. Then came the Olympic torch brought by some students and by Mr Antônio Pedro Pezzuto, one of the first students of the College, in 1952. In his address the Provincial, Fr Ricardo Carlos, highlighted the importance of games as part of the educational process initiated by Don Bosco, emphasising that complete education goes beyond the classroom. "Celebrating games is not just any activity. Don Bosco believed that any activity carried out in a Salesian house had education as its main objective. And we believe that a good education goes beyond the classroom", expressing his joy at participating in the event. The event was crowned by cultural presentations by the classes, which recalled the Olympics from 1949 until this year's edition in Paris. The opening ceremony marked the beginning of another edition of the Salesian Games, which will last a week, and also celebrated the rich history and educational spirit that has guided the Salesian College for 75 years.