Addis Ababa - August 2016 – A management course for Schools and Professional Centres was held from 22 to 26 August in the Vice-Province of Africa-Ethiopia (AET). There were 30 participants including Salesians and lay people. The course was organized by the Provincial PDO directed by Cesare Bullo SDB, coordinated by Doctor Antonio Raimondi, and led by Professor Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem University. The opening greeting and the final summing-up were given by the AET Superior, Fr Stefano Gebremeskel. The course touched on the main points for the proper management of human, material and financial resources of the educational centres, in order to train the staff as well as possible to meet the new challenges of modernity in the education of young Ethiopians.

Guadalajara, Mexico - September 2016 - On 2 September there was a meeting of the Salesians (MEM and MEG) and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (MME and MMO) who are part of the inter-provincial educative and pastoral teams. These include the National Salesian pastoral team, the National Salesian Vocation Animation team, and the National Salesian Education team. The objectives of the meeting were to get to know each other, to share and reinforce their common project, to decide on initiatives for collaboration and to formulate a comprehensive joint pastoral proposal.

Munich, Germany - September 2016 - From 1 September the community "San Bartolomeo" of the Salesians in Istanbul, Turkey, is no longer part of the Middle East Province (MOR) but of the Province of Germany (GER). On the occasion of this change the Rector of the Salesian House in Istanbul, Fr Jacky Doyen, and three other Salesians visited the German Province from 30 August to 2 September. In addition to the main issues and organization, there was a visit to the Salesian House of Munich and the monastery of Benediktbeuern, as well as interviews with the German Provincial, Fr Josef Grünner and meetings with German Salesians.