Prior to the donation, Salesian leadership says, “There were only 20 computers available to the students in the new school, which opened this academic year. With the funding, 55 computers will be available so more students can enroll in the computer science class.”
“This is the first time that our students are learning computer science using a computer,” the Bursar of the college, Fr. Sabé José Maria, has been quoted as saying.
Fr. Sabé adds, “Our students have been studying computer science throughout the year without using a desktop or similar device. Now, we are thrilled that they can do so, and students are very excited about it. On behalf of our student population, we truly appreciate your help to make this situation a reality.”
The SDB member further says, “Very few schools in Yaoundé have computer resources at their disposal. We dream of providing two computer rooms with 55 computers in each room. This would give our school the golden opportunity to offer computer science education of quality, in order for our students to be properly trained, as they deserve.”
“The school provides education for vulnerable youth in the Mimboman neighborhood of Yaoundé,” SDB members say in the report.
In the Southern African nation of Namibia, SDB officials say, “Don Bosco Youth Center in Rundu, Namibia, has renovated a children’s playground thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions.”
Prior to the renovations, SDB members say, “The playground was in a dilapidated state and dangerous, leaving children without a place to play and connect with their peers.”
“With the donor funding, Salesians were able to buy renovation materials and paint. The children who attend the youth center come from very poor families and some of them have been abandoned,” Salesians say in the March 20 report.
They continue in reference to youth center in Rundu, “Since the launch of the primary school, close to 120 children use the playground each morning before school. On the weekends, 180 youth attending programs at the youth center utilize the playground. To safeguard the playground, Salesians have asked the school to contribute a small amount of money toward the maintenance.”
In the West African nation of Nigeria, Salesian missionaries have developed St. Joseph’s Farm, in Sagamu thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions.
