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Eco Ubuntu Project
On the 15th of January 2024 the official launch of the AFM Eco-Ubuntu project took place at Lumko Institute in Boksburg South Africa. This workshop served as the official launch of the Salesian AFM (Southern African) Province’s response to the Pope’s encyclical called Laudato sỉ as well as the Salesian General Chapter’s call for Province’s to be green compliant before the year 2032.
Distribution of food to 6,592 people, thanks to "Salesian Missions" (ANS - Johannesburg)
Aid to the most disadvantaged families and the hardest hit by the pandemic continues from “Salesian Missions”, the Salesian Mission Office of New Rochelle, United States. The latter, together with the Planning and Development Office in Johannesburg, South Africa, financed a food relief plan, thanks to which the Salesians were able to support 6,592 people in South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Read more
Martha
Martha lives with her mother, sister and seven other children. Martha’s mother is the only adult living in this house since all the other adults passed
Lesego
Lesego lives with his mother, father and two siblings in a shack that they rent in Fine Town (an informal settlement in Johannesburg). Lesego’s mother is originally from
Mpho
Mpho is a 4-year-old living with his mother, one brother and one sister. All the children are still in Primary school, Mpho’s mother is working as
Makalo
Makalo grew up in Lesotho and after his parents divorced he and his mother and sister moved to a new town where they knew no-one so his mother could try
Jamil
Jamil had always struggled with formal education and didn’t do well in school. He was 20 years old and had not worked since leaving school when
Themba and Priesta
Themba and Priesta both studied Motor Mechanics at DBEP and are doing their final practical training at Lenasia VW. Themba hopes to get a job in
Sinenhlanhla
Sinenhlanhla works at Spar Supermarket Ennerdale, South Africa as a Bakery Assistant. She completed her Baking and Consumer Sciences course at Don Bosco Educational Projects in