(ANS – Bruxelles) – Over 100 European project managers from Salesian schools, VET (Vocational Education and Training) centres and social works based in over 10 European countries joined the 10th annual meeting of the “Salesian Europrojects” network. This year’s edition, formerly scheduled for a longer time in Brussels, took place on the 18th and 19th of November 2020 fully online, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the second day, the participants received training on the European Union’s (EU) policies for vocational educational and training by Mr Joao Santos, Deputy Head of Unit in the European Commission. The meeting offered also the opportunity to present the results after the first year of the “DBWAVE” project for a Salesian network of VET in Europe.

(ANS - Quito) - The IV Congress of Salesian Education took place online from 17 to 19 November on the theme "The challenges of youth for social transformation". The event was organized by the Salesian Polytechnic University of Ecuador and brought together 645 participants, both Ecuadorians and from other countries.

(ANS - Fatumaca) - On 12 November the Salesians of Fatumaca honored the feast day in memory of the national heroes. In fact, November 12 is a historic date for the people of East Timor. On this day we remember the "Santa Cruz Massacre", a violent repression of East Timor's independence demonstrations which took place in the cemetery of Santa Cruz, in Dili, on November 12, 1991, during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.