Mekele, Ethiopia - 1979 - This photograph shows a group of people in front of the Don Bosco Technical School in the town of Mekele, Tigray Region. In particular, the moment of the building's opening is portrayed. The event is documented, as the back of the photo clearly reads: 'Opening of the Don Bosco Technical School'. This document, along with other pictures, is part of a typed letter in Italian from the Salesian community in Mekele, dated 15 August 1979. The letter also expresses gratitude for the help received in launching the Salesian presence in Ethiopia. In addition to reporting on the inauguration of the school, the Salesian writing also sets out other concrete projects, such as those concerning agricultural schools, water wells and aqueducts, building houses for the poor and many others.