The Salesians of the Slovakian Province (SLK), in collaboration with the Salesians in Lviv and the Ukrainian police, have facilitated the transport and reception of 50 Ukrainian minors, previously housed in a care center in Lviv, to Slovakia. The minors are now in the care of Slovak families, and the bus that took them to the border is returning to Ukraine with humanitarian aid, donated by organizations that collaborate with the Salesians and by ordinary Slovak families.

Moreover, from some videos sent by the Salesians of the Province of South Poland (PLS), which has several presences in Ukraine, we have news that Salesians, young people, girls, and volunteers are intent on preparing boxes of basic necessities, loading electric generators... The operations of collecting and packing the goods to be sent to Ukraine are, in truth, only the last piece of a long supply chain that starts from afar, and that sees at its beginning many "professionals of solidarity" - all those workers and volunteers active in the Salesian Mission Offices, in the Foundations, and in the Salesian organizations directly involved in helping the needy.

They are the ones who, in these hours, are keeping in touch with the Salesians on the spot to understand in detail the quantities to be sent, the modalities of aid, the places, the times, the necessary steps... to ensure - beneficiaries and benefactors - that the aid collected reaches its destination. And all together they form a network with many nodes, hubs, and of great extension.

To the many Salesian initiatives already mentioned yesterday, we can add yet others:

• The DON BOSCO NEL MONDO Foundation has activated its own campaign to not leave the Salesians alone in their service of assistance to displaced persons. “Frightened children are taking refuge in the basement of the family house to escape the Russian attacks,” the Foundation states, concerned.
• "Salesian Missions," the Salesian Mission Office based in New Rochelle, United States, has established a fund to help support Ukrainian refugees and will launch a campaign.
• And "Missão Don Bosco" in Portugal is also taking care of collecting donations and sending them directly to the "theater of operations."
• The Salesian Province of Great Britain (GBR), for its part, has already sent its first donation today and in the meantime remains active in appeals for further resources.
• The Salesians of Slovenia (SLO) started collecting funds for the Ukrainian population last Friday.
• The 11 Provinces of India held a meeting just yesterday and determined that each of them will make their own contribution to the work for the Ukrainian people.
• The Province of East Africa (AFE) has also promised to help.
• Considering that the first refugees are already beginning to arrive in Italy, the Sicilian Province (ISI) is collecting the availability of beds to accommodate possible refugees - as of today 26.

And you can be sure that in the coming days these activities will continue and will extend even further, in number and size.

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