NEWS
(ANS – Seoul) – Nanum House's (Nanum means sharing) 30th anniversary celebration was opened in a joyful atmosphere with 300 people (Salesian Family members, benefactors, youngsters of Nanum houses, collaborators, and volunteers) in Shinwoldong Salesian Education Center in Seoul on Sunday, 25 September. The 30 years history of Nanum House was the result of an accurate discernment on the youth and family situation in that era, and on what was the most effective solution for the children who are the most poorest and in the most needy situations.
(ANS - Ljubljana) - In the afternoon of Friday 23 September a fire broke out at the headquarters of the Salesian publishers SALVE, located next to the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians. The administrative buildings and some work areas - around 200 square metres - were almost totally destroyed along with computer equipment. The store, located on the floor below, suffered significant damage.
(ANS - Valencia) - With the arrival of the month of September and the start of school lessons, the Solidarity Foundation Initiative "Ángel Tomás" - the Salesian social service projects in Spain - has once again put in operation its day centres in Valencia with the aim of helping children at risk and their families. The language-learning projects in Cartagena and the social integration workshop have also reopened their doors.
(ANS - Ushuaia) - As part of Teacher's Day - which is celebrated on 11 September in Argentina - Thomas Bertotto, a Councillor of Ushuaia, together with other colleagues, met with the Salesian Rector and parish priest and other members of the community of "Nuestra Señora de la Merced" in Ushuaia, to finalize the draft resolution declaring the Salesian work in the city a Historical and Cultural Heritage.
(ANS – Parañaque City) – Salesians, students, and lay mission partners of Don Bosco Centre of Studies (DBCS) in Parañaque City responded immediately yesterday, 21 September, to a third-alarm fire that broke out in a section of a community of former informal settlers less than 100 metres from their convent, and welcomed the victims into their campus.
(ANS - Pugnido) - The refugee camp at Pugnido, the oldest in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia, is home to around 60,000 people, most of whom have been subjected to violence during the conflict in South Sudan. Since 2006 the Salesian mission has grown and developed in order to be better able to meet the needs of the growing population of refugees and the people living in surrounding areas.