Don Bosco Planning and Development Office
Nairobi Eastern Africa

DBDON First Phase Implementation of food and Water Projects

Don Bosco Planning and Development office launched a call for emergency response funds in early February 2011. This was intended to support early action to mitigate the severity of the drought that affected the country. While ensuring appropriate response to save lives and livelihoods during the drought period, of equal priority was the need for sustainable interventions that builds resilience to drought in Korr, Nzaikoni and Lodwar. The reoccurring nature of drought in Kenya particularly in ...

In the tradition of pilgrimage, the relics of St. John Bosco are being carried into the towns and villages, neighborhoods and centers where the Gospel is announced among the young and the poor today. This pilgrim journey through 130 nations began on January 31, 2009, the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Salesian Congregation. It prepares us for the 2015 celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Don Bosco’s bi...

At the end of this year, the relics of Don Bosco will arrive to East Africa. This will be just one stop on a world-wide pilgrim journey to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Salesian Congregation (a Catholic order of priests and brothers present in 130 countries and working in the field of education, especially among the poor youth) — 1859–2009 and to prepare for the bicentennial of the birth of Don Bosco — 1815–2015. It is in this context, ...