(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian Advisory Board at the world level is making strides in promoting Salesian Mission Volunteering within the Salesian Congregation. Over a year ago, the Advisory Board met in Valdocco to create a strategic plan with the objective of promoting SMV at the congregation level. This plan has four main goals: developing spaces where collaboration can happen, providing formation, and accompanying the different stakeholders while effectively promoting SMV as an advisory board.

(ANS - Pilar) – Yesterday, day two of the Team Visit to the America Southern Cone Region, was spent at the retreat house "El Cenáculo-La Montonera," in Pilar, Argentina. Fr. Ricardo Carlos, Provincial of Brazil-Campo Grande, acted as moderator and led the day's first meeting, which consisted of listening to the contributions collected from the 10 provincial groups from day one. Afterward, attendees gave their impressions and feedback on the answers presented and heard.

(ANS - Zaragoza) - A wind turbine made from recycled products, bird boxes with sensors to better render what a natural landscape looks like, the science behind soap bubbles, and a study on spinal cord injury recovery were the four major winning projects of the 36th "Don Bosco" National Award held March 15-16 at the Salesians in Zaragoza.

(ANS - Rome) - The year 2025 is approaching, the year in which the Congregation will celebrate and commemorate an event so fruitful for so many young people around the world: the 150th anniversary of the first Salesian Missionary Expedition (Turin, Nov. 11, 1875). For this occasion, there will be many initiatives at the local, provincial and congregational levels. Among them, one starts today, March 22, 2023: a contest is open to design a logo that can be used for this special occasion. All Provinces can participate through the Delegates for Missionary Animation, in collaboration with the Delegate for Social Communication and related lay people and graphic designers.

(ANS – Dar es Salaam) – Don Bosco Tech Africa Annual Stakeholders assembly 2023 kicked off on 20th March in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This years’ meeting is guided by the theme ‘Transforming TVET for successful employment and quality of life for youth in Africa’.