(ANS – Madrid) – In line with the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia and in light of the proposals of the study seminar on "Family and Youth Ministry", the Salesians in Spain are proposing a "plan for the formation of professionals in affective and sexual education". The course aims to address the motivation of the educators themselves, as well as providing resources and interpretative keys to be coherent and qualified professionals in formation.

(ANS – Dili) – Youth in Salesian programs in Timor-Leste have access to better nutrition through a new year-long project that has launched thanks to a partnership with the Don Bosco Foundation Timor-Leste; Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco; and Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization growing a global movement to end hunger. The nutrition project, called “Rewrite the Future,” began in January and will run through December 2024.

(ANS – Budslau) – The 23rd Salesian Youth Evangelization Pilgrimage (SMEP for short) from Smarhon - Budslau took place from 30 June 30 to 6 July 6. The organizer of the pilgrimage was the Salesians of Don Bosco in Belarus. Young people from Salesian and other parishes all over Belarus took part in SMEP.

(ANS – Agartala) – The Honourable Governor of Tripura Shri Indrasena Reddy Nallu inaugurated the Silver Jubilee Annexe of Don Bosco School Agartala on 8th July in the presence of school management, staff, students, and honoured guests, at a function held at the lobby of the new edifice. The new block, built as a testimonial to twenty-five years of the school’s existence as a quality institute of learning, will house the students of what the NEP calls, the Foundational Stage - Nursery to Class II.

(ANS – Damascus) – "Don Bosco World" has taken the place of "Don Bosco Space"  as the theme of the summer camps that the Salesian houses in Aleppo, Damascus and Kafroun are offering this year to almost 3,000 youngsters for about a month and a half. In the midst of the difficult economic and social situation of the country, which has been at war for 13 years this year, and with the effects of the devastating earthquake last year, the Salesians continue to transform their environments into "oases of peace" where joy and hope reign thanks to the educational, recreational, shared living and religious dynamics that they lead, actively involving hundreds of young youth centre leaders.