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It all began with Don Bosco\u2026<\/h2>

\u2026 and grew bigger and stronger through love. John Bosco was a young priest who was deeply shaken by the lives of poor and homeless children on the streets of Turin. Having no stability and no support system the children would often turn to a life of crime or die while trying to survive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the help of Mary, Help of christians he gathered a handful of teenagers in 1841., but soon had several hundred kids coming to him on Sundays for Mass, religious instruction and an afternoon of recreation. The normalcy, support and stability he gave the youth paid off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Having no base at the time, they met wherever he could find enough space for an informal Sunday gathering that Don Bosco called the Oratory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want to help Don Bosco?\u201d – he asked some of the youngsters.The youth saw that he cared with a sincere heart and started to volunteer, slowly creating the Salesians, a religious community of brothers and priests dedicated to Youth ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The humble beginnings with only 18 \u201cSalesians\u201d\u00a0 ranging 16 to 22 years of age changed the lives of youth throughout the world. Today there are over 14 thousand Salesians all over the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While Don Bosco was building the Salesians, the love of youth moved a small group of young women including Mary Mazzarelo. Fr. Pestarino, a parish priest, approached Don Bosco telling him that this particular group of women was interested in forming a community dedicated to the care of young people\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don Bosco then met Mary Mazzarello, the leader of the group, and after much discussion and planning they established the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. Mary was canonized on June 24, 1951. and is St. Mary Mazzarello, one of the salesian patron saints.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians serve in over 132 countries and have dedicated their lives to the care and education of young people by bringing the Gospel of Jesus to them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian family<\/h2>

St. John Bosco made it his life\u2019s mission to bring holiness to everyone while helping youth in need every way he could. His work began with a religious community of Brothers and Priests, later known as the Salesians of Don Bosco.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Salesian Sisters, officially known as the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, are a catholic religious community of women founded by St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello and St. John Bosco. They are also one of the best-known members of the Salesian Family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don Bosco also established a group called the Salesian Cooperators. The cooperators are lay men and women who live the spirituality and ministry of the Salesians in their everyday lives. Their ministry is not confined to the Church and it includes the workplace, their home and society in general.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don Bosco\u2019s Past Pupils are men and women who as young people attended a Salesian school, club or parish, and like the Cooperators live the Salesian Spirit in the workplace, the home and society.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]

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Salesian mission<\/h2>

One of the fundamental connections that all members of the Salesian family share is a special love for children and youth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Salesians minister to young people through schools, parishes, youth centers, in the world\u2026 Wherever young people can be found – we as Salesians will go. It is our mission to be signs and bearers of God\u2019s love for the young while providing spiritual, emotional and material support that they may need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don Bosco had a special place in his heart for all youth. He wanted us to use all of our energy and creativity in bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to youth through the <\/span>Salesian Youth Ministry<\/span><\/i>. Being innovative in his approach to even the most troubled youth, Don Bosco left us with a map to follow and a dream to continue.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]

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General informations<\/h2>

The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) began their work in Ethiopia in 1975. They were legally registered under the Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Commission by the Ethiopian Residents Charity with registration number 0756.<\/span><\/p>\n

We now have a well-established presence in Ethiopia and have been operating in five regions of Ethiopia:<\/span><\/p>\n