Don Bosco Relief Services launches initiatives to help people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
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MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Relief Services, located in Chennai, India, in collaboration with the Salesian provincial planning and development office SURABI, has been working to help mitigate the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 that is devastating the country. The organization has launched a number of initiatives over the last few months, including a COVID-19 care center, distribution of food rations and an awareness campaign.
The Don Bosco primary and secondary school compound in the neighborhood of Perambur is being utilized as a COVID-19 care center. It has 75 beds, which all have access to oxygen. These facilities are coordinated by Dr. Mahesh, MBBS, with a team of eight doctors and 22 nurses. This center is serving poor patients who were living in the slums and diagnosed with COVID-19.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MissionNewswire) The Boys and Girls Don Bosco Network, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, recently launched the “Protect Childhood” campaign. The organization has spent the last 35 years working to protect vulnerable children. Statistics in the country show that 62 percent of children between 1-14 years old suffer some form of abuse and maltreatment. Over its history, the Boys and Girls Don Bosco Network has supported more than 60,000 youth, impacting more than 25,000 families directly and benefiting more than 150,000 people indirectly.
The Boys and Girls Don Bosco Network ensures the promotion of children’s rights, and with this new campaign, it aims to raise awareness, educate, and inform the population how to prevent abuse and mistreatment. As part of the campaign, workshops, forums and other activities were held to spread the message that everyone is responsible and must play a part in keeping children safe.