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SIERRA LEONE: On Wheels, By Cell Phone – Finding New Ways to Reach Street...

(MissionNewswire) Connecting with street children is challenging anywhere but is even more so in Sierra Leone, which ranked last of 179 countries in the 2008 Human Development Index for the well-being...

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(IRIN) GLOBAL: Fighting for the Rights of Child Soldiers

(IRIN) – At the end of November 2011, Somalia and the Central African Republic became the latest countries to commit to end the use of child soldiers – a move seen as “encouraging” by the UN, albeit...

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SIERRA LEONE: New Child Hotline Offers Hope to Children Affected by Civil War

(MissionNewswire) The potential to help nearly 4,000 children made homeless due to the aftermath of Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war is behind the launch of a new, 24-hour telephone counseling...

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE: Salesians Provide Education as a Means of Peace...

(MissionNewswire) During the International Day of Peace, celebrated globally on Sept. 21, 2012, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the world’s combatants to lay down their arms and embrace...

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SIERRA LEONE: Fortified Rice-Meal Donation from Numana Feeds More than 1,400

(MissionNewswire) More than 1,400 youth and adults participating in eight different Salesian-run programs in Sierra Leone have better access to nutrition thanks to a recent donation of fortified...

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WORLD POVERTY DAY: Salesian Missions Reports on Programs that Fight Extreme...

(MissionNewswire) To mark the 20th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Salesian Missions is proud to report on some of its programs around the globe that fight extreme poverty by...

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: New Socio-Sporting Schools Give Hope to Street Children

(MissionNewswire) The Salesians of Madrid and the Real Madrid Foundation in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the Salesian Province of the...

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: Salesians Highlight Programs that Provide Education for...

(MissionNewswire) Human Rights Day is celebrated around the globe on Dec. 10. Each year provides an opportunity to focus on a particular human rights issue and gives all people a chance to advocate for...

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SIERRA LEONE: Salesian Girls Shelter Provides Crisis Support and Care for...

(MissionNewswire) The statistics are staggering. UNICEF estimates that close to 200,000 women, including young girls and older women, were sexually assaulted during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil...

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SIERRA LEONE: 700 Youth Gather, Bring Awareness of Sexual Violence to Mark...

(MissionNewswire) Young girls and boys are at an alarming risk of sexual violence in Sierra Leone. Today, one third of girls are forced into marriage and often sexually assaulted by their husbands...

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BRAZIL: New Socio-Sports Program is Teaching Youth Teamwork and Social Skills

(MissionNewswire) In Brazil, the Salesians continue to develop programs and provide youth opportunities for furthering their education and skills. According to UNICEF, large gaps exist between the rich...

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Salesian Missions, Stop Hunger Now Partner to Deliver Critical Food Aid in...

(MissionNewswire)  Salesian Missions has partnered with Stop Hunger Now, enabling the delivery of lifesaving food and other critical aid to Salesian programs in more than 10 countries this year alone....

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Stop Hunger Now, Salesian Missions Partnership Feeds Poor Youth around the Globe

(MissionNewswire) Vulnerable children in schools and youth centers in some of the poorest places on the planet have access to life-saving food thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions...

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SIERRA LEONE: New Salesian Program Brings Rehabilitation and Hope to Young...

(MissionNewswire) Prison life in Sierra Leone offers very little hope for rehabilitation or reintegration back into society once a prison term has ended. According to the 2011 Human Rights Watch...

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DR CONGO: New Training Program Helps Reduce Newborn and Maternal Mortality at...

(MissionNewswire) Three million newborn babies die every year from easily preventable or treatable causes such as infections, complications at birth and complications of prematurity, according to Save...

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SIERRA LEONE: Girls Education Helps Young Women Break the Cycle of Violence...

(MissionNewswire) Close to 200,000 young girls and older women were sexually assaulted during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war, according to UNICEF. And although the war has stopped, the sexual...

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Salesian Missionaries Inspire Change for Young...

(MissionNewswire) For more than 100 years, March 8 has marked International Women’s Day. The day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women around the globe while focusing the...

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SIERRA LEONE: New Water Well Provides Clean Water, Sanitation for 1,300 in...

(MissionNewswire) Prison life in Sierra Leone offers very little hope for rehabilitation or reintegration back into society once a prison term has ended. According to the 2011 Human Rights Watch...

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GLOBAL: Salesian Missions Responds to UN Statement On Importance of Youth...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions has highlighted some of its youth workforce development programs in response to a recent United Nations (UN) report, which states that half the world’s population is...

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SIERRA LEONE: Don Bosco Fambul Starts New Project for Poor Inmates in Pademba...

(MissionNewswire) Prison life in Sierra Leone offers very little hope for rehabilitation or reintegration back into society once a prison term has ended. According to the 2011 Human Rights Watch...

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SIERRA LEONE: Amidst Ebola Crisis Salesian Missionaries Reuniting Children...

(MissionNewswire) The numbers are staggering and rising each day with at least 8,400 people in West Africa infected with Ebola and more than 4,400 who have died, according to the World Health...

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SIERRA LEONE: Don Bosco Fambul Donates Mobile Hand Washing Basins to Help...

(MissionNewswire) The rate of Ebola in Sierra Leone is on the rise with the number infected with the virus each day nine times higher than it was two months ago, according to the World Health...

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SIERRA LEONE: Food Aid Helps Ebola Orphans Thanks to Partnership between...

(MissionNewswire) Fortified rice-meals have been donated to Salesian programs in Sierra Leone to help feed orphans of the Ebola epidemic thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and...

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LIBERIA: Emergency Food Aid, Hand Soap Reaches Ebola-Affected Communities...

(MissionNewswire) Fortified rice-meals and boxes of hand soap have been donated to Salesian programs in Liberia thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Stop Hunger Now, an...

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LIBERIA: Schools Planning to Re-Open in February, Salesian Missionaries are...

(MissionNewswire) The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the most deadly on record, has infected close to 21,200 and killed more than 8,400 across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to the...

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SIERRA LEONE: Recent Food Aid Shipment is Nourishing Youth Affected by Ebola...

(MissionNewswire) The number of new Ebola cases in Sierra Leone, along with both Liberia and Guinea, is in decline, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since the outbreak started, WHO has...

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Salesian Missionaries Focus on Gender Equality...

(MissionNewswire) Each year, March 8 marks International Women’s Day. The day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women around the globe while focusing the world’s attention...

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WORLD WATER DAY: Salesian Missions Programs Provide Access to Safe Water in...

(MissionNewswire) Every year since 1993, the international community celebrates World Water Day on March 22, focusing attention on the importance of safe, clean water while advocating for the...

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SIERRA LEONE: Salesian Missionaries are Caring for 120 Orphans in Wake of...

(MissionNewswire) The number of new Ebola cases in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea is in decline, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since the outbreak started, WHO has reported more...

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LIBERIA: Food Aid Provides Returning Students Nutritious Meals Thanks to...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian students in Monrovia, Liberia who are returning to their classes after schools were closed during the Ebola crisis, have access to better nutrition thanks to an ongoing...

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SPAIN: Campaign Launched to Highlight Struggles of Youth Unfairly Kept in...

(MissionNewswire) According to the United Nations, more than 1 million youth across the globe are deprived of their freedom in police stations, prisons and juvenile detention centers. The majority of...

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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY: Highlights Programs Providing Child Rights Training,...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and other organizations around the globe in recognizing International Youth Day. Celebrated each year on August 12, the day was established...

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GLOBAL: Salesian Missions Highlights Humanitarian Efforts on World...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and other organizations around the globe in honoring World Humanitarian Day. Celebrated each year on August 19, the day was established by...

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SIERRA LEONE: Don Bosco Fambul Free Child Hotline Provided Critical Support...

(MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Fambul, located in Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown, is one of the country’s leading child-welfare organizations and has been on the forefront of efforts to help...

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SIERRA LEONE: Salesian Missionaries Are Working to Free Young Prisoners Who...

(MissionNewswire) In 2014, Don Bosco Fambul, a leading educational and vocational organization that serves disadvantaged youth in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in collaboration with Catholic Caritas and...

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SIERRA LEONE: Salesian Programs Benefit from Furniture Donation from the...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian programs in the small coastal town of Lungi and the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone have new school and office furniture thanks to a recent donation made possible by...

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UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY: Salesian Missions Highlights Children’s Rights...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and other organizations around the globe in recognizing Universal Children’s Day. Celebrated each year on November 20, the day was...

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SIERRA LEONE: Salesian Missions Madrid Releases Report on Increase in Child...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions in Madrid, Spain recently released a report titled, Right to Protection of Children in Sierra Leone, that detailed a number of child rights violations that have been...

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GLOBAL: Salesian Missions Highlights Girls Education and Empowerment Programs...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the international community in honoring the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence which began on the International Day for the Elimination of...

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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: Salesian Missions Highlights Education, Child Rights Programs

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and other organizations around the globe in honoring Human Rights Day. Celebrated each year on December 10, Human Rights Day commemorates...

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SIERRA LEONE: Don Bosco Fambul Receives Sierra Leone’s Presidential Award for...

(MissionNewswire) The Salesian-run Don Bosco Fambul, one of Sierra Leone’s leading child-welfare organizations located in Freetown, the country’s capital city, has been on the forefront of efforts to...

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Salesian Missions Highlights Women’s Education,...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and its international partners in celebrating International Women’s Day, celebrated each year on March 8. The day celebrates the economic,...

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SIERRA LEONE: Salesian Missionaries Install New Well in Village Hard Hit by...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries are assisting the small village of Kumbrabai, 100 kilometers from the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone, which has been severely impacted by the Ebola...

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GLOBAL: Salesian Missionaries from around the Globe Visit U.S. Parishes to...

(MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions is pleased the announce the arrival of Salesian missionaries from close to a dozen different locations who will participate in public forums at U.S. parishes to...

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