Volunteers Maria and Kristian returned from their year-long mission at the end of May. Maria spent a year in the Salesian community in Didia, Tanzania. She taught at the local high school, helped on a rice farm and spent her free time with the youth. Kristian, for his part, worked in Kenya at the Salesian […]
As part of our current Wells for Angola project an opening of the first three wells we are building in Angola was held this month. The construction of these wells in Huambo province was complicated by the rainy season. However, wells were completed in May and their inauguration ceremony was attended by Salesians Pe. Santiago […]
Work on rebuilding a community house in Aldan continues successfully, thanks to a short visit of volunteers from Slovakia who offered their time and energy to help with work. The work was suspended during the winter but resumed again in early spring to complete the reconstruction as soon as possible. A roof repair and other […]
Even though Lviv is assumed to be a safe city, air raids and bombings are a harsh reality here. The Salesians have built their own bunker under a sports hall to help protect the children and families who are staying there. We also offer a short video filmed during the bombing in Lviv this week. […]
What are the current humanitarian needs for Ukraine? How are CSOs and donors addressing the needs of conflict-affected people? These were also the topics of the Ambrela Development Forum 2022 conference in Bratislava, which was implemented by the Ambrela platform at the end of May. Our project manager Adriana Mahdalová took part in this event. […]