(ANS – Kep) – The governor of Kep Province, H.E. Som Piseth, visited Don Bosco Kep on the morning of 29 August 2024 to officially open the special “Five Thousand Trees” program created by the Don Bosco Green Alliance Cambodian Branch in Kep, one of the greenest provinces of Cambodia in the coastal region.

(ANS – Rome) – As is the case every year, the Missions Sector has prepared a map that graphically helps to visualise the destinations of new Salesian missionaries in the world, starting at the end of this month as part of the 155th Salesian Missionary Expedition. This 155th expedition includes 27 Salesians: 5 priests, 2 coadjutors, 1 deacon and 19 students.

(ANS – Dakar) – Fr Alfred Maravilla, General Councillor for the Missions, has been on an Animation Visit to Senegal from 28 August to 1 September. During his visit he spent time at the communities of Thies and Dakar, was able to preside at the Eucharist in the two Salesian parishes and meet with the Parish Pastoral Councils and some members of the Educative and Pastoral Communities. In addition, he also had the opportunity to greet the members of the Association of Mary Help of Christians in the North West Africa Province (AON), who were holding their first Provincial Congress in Rufisque, about 30 km from Dakar.

(ANS – Rome) – Fr. Dr. George Thadathil, the former Principal of Salesian College Siliguri and Sonada, has been appointed global head of Instituto Universitario Salesiano (Salesian Higher Education Institutions) based in Rome. The Vicar of the Rector, Major Fr. Stefano Martoglio, announced the appointment in an official communication released in Kolkata Salesian Provincial’s Circular on September 1.

(ANS – Bonn) – The two Salesian humanitarian organisations, Don Bosco Mission Bonn and Don Bosco Mondo, both based in Bonn, Germany, can look back on 2023 with satisfaction. Together, they have supported almost 500 projects for children and young people around the world, investing a total of over 26 million euro: compared to the previous year, this is one million euro more spent on services to support children.