Education is the nucleus of the Salesian charism. Inspired by the same Salesian charism, the mission of Don Bosco International Media Academy (DBIMA) is synchronized to accompany the young with the digital media tools in a constructive way so that they become real agents of change for a better world. DBIMA is a cinema and an audiovisual school that offers the young training in areas of media to which they have not had access until now whether for economic, social, or psychological reasons. This initiative is webbed on the idea that media training is essential to all.
A brief glance at the background of these two migrants. Abdi Asis Abdullahi Mohamud was born on 8 May 1998 in Somalia. His family faced threats due to cultural conflict and his father was killed by a mob when he tried to protect his family. Abdi, with the help of his mother, escaped from his country and reached Turkey; then he moved to Macedonia, Serbia, Austria, Germany, Norway, and finally reached France where he met Fr. John Paul Swaminathan SDB through a friend, Armelle in 2021. Discovering his passion and love for cinema, he was accepted in DBIMA for the academic year 2021–2022 and he went through one year of ardent training in Filmmaking. He passed his exams and did three successful film projects. (To know more about him and his projects, kindly visit the following webpage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbQ4gdTqRwM)
Reuben Salima was born on 7 June 1999 in Malawi. He lost his parents when he was small. He was raised by his grandparents. Luckily, he was enrolled in the Jacaranda School for Orphans and was taken care of by ‘The Jacaranda Foundation’. The foundation contacted DBIMA a year back to introduce a talented young dancer, author, composer, and performer. DBIMA offered him a chance to do one-year Diploma in Filmmaking. He passed his exams successfully; he wrote, composed, and directed songs on his own. He is going back to his country to teach in the same school where he was helped to study in his childhood. He is going to work as an art and film teacher. (To know more about him and his projects, kindly visit the following webpage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9rhJECd9Y)
The success of education at any Don Bosco institution, lies in its capacity to educate and empower the young person towards a healthy and secure livelihood. DBIMA has made it possible to these deserving two migrant students.
For more information about DBIMA, the cinema school in Paris, France: www.dbima.eu
