2019 ANNUAL REPORT PATHWAYS TO HOPE OUR MISSION GIVES HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY TO MILLIONS OF YOUTH AROUND THE GLOBE. Dear Friend & Partner in Mission, It is with great pleasure that I share with you our Annual Report, which highlights some of the projects we helped fund in 2019. Thanks to you, Salesian missionaries in more than 132 countries around the globe continue to bring life-changing education, workforce development, social programs and critical humanitarian aid to the most disadvantaged communities in the world. This work began in 1859 by a young priest named John (Don) Bosco, along with 18 other young men who were once poor street children cared for by John Bosco themselves. Their calling was to bring hope to thousands of poor youth and instill in them confidence and the skills needed for a better life. During his life, St. John Bosco served thousands of FATHER GUS BAEK VISITS youth and his legacy today reaches millions—thanks to partners like you. CHILDREN WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM A In 2019, donor funding helped provide a backup electrical system for the Salesian Diocesan DONOR-FUNDED CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE Center of Arts and Trades in Haiti, launched a new project to provide career counseling and job PROJECT IN TANZANIA. placement services to poor students in India, and brought safe water and better hygiene to schools and programs in countries including DR Congo*, Nigeria, Malawi and Tanzania through our “Clean Water Initiative.” Last year, Salesian Missions also helped ensure the safe delivery and distribution of more than $6 million in in-kind aid, pro- viding impoverished youth with nutrition, medical aid, furniture, clothing and other supplies to meet their most basic needs. I know that, together, we can continue to fight the devastating effects poverty has on millions of marginalized youth around the globe. May God bless you for caring. Gratefully yours, Father Gus Baek, S.D.B. Director Countries where Salesian missionaries are active. GLOBAL MISSIONARY WORK AT A GLANCE More than 80 colleges worldwide Salesian Missions is headquartered in New Rochelle, New York, and is part of the Don Bosco Network—a worldwide federation of Salesian NGOs. Nearly 1,000 vocational, pre- The mission of the U.S.-based nonprofit organization is to provide support professional and training programs and raise funds to assist needy youth and families through programs carried out by Salesian missionaries. Millions of youth facing adversity More than professional degree have received services specifically funded by Salesian Missions 40 and its donors. Funds are also raised to assist with humanitarian programs emergencies caused by natural disasters, wars and violence. This Annual Report provides information on some of the projects Nearly 90 adult educational which received support from Salesian Missions in 2019. centers There are nearly 30,000 missionaries More than 150 clinics, hospitals (priests, brothers and sisters) worldwide—many are and dispensaries located in the poorest places on the planet. More than orphanages Salesians work and live within the communities they serve. As a result, they: 330 and shelters for homeless youth • Know the local needs better than outside groups. More than schools and • Understand the local political and social climate. 5,500 youth centers serving more than • Are able to build strategic partnerships with governments and NGOs 1 million children (nongovernmental organizations). • Can quickly respond to emergencies and provide urgent humanitarian More than 40 agricultural assistance efficiently. education programs Salesian Missionaries Work in 130+ Countries Around the Globe AFRICA Guinea Tunisia MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA EUROPE Poland Angola Ivory Coast Uganda Azerbaijan Canada Albania* Portugal Benin Kenya Zambia Iran* Mexico Andorra Romania* Burkina Faso Lesotho Zimbabwe* Israel United States Austria Russia Burundi* Liberia Kuwait Belarus* San Marino Cameroon Madagascar ASIA Lebanon* CENTRAL AMERICA Belgium Scotland Canary Islands Malawi Bangladesh Palestine* Costa Rica Bosnia- Serbia* Cape Verde Mali* Cambodia Syria* El Salvador Herzegovina* Slovakia Central African Mauritius China Turkey Guatemala Bulgaria* Slovenia* Republic* Morocco India Yemen* Honduras Croatia* Spain Chad Mozambique Indonesia Nicaragua Czech Republic Sweden Congo, Democratic Namibia Japan OCEANIA Panama England Switzerland Republic of the* Nigeria Korea* Australia France Ukraine* Congo, Republic Rwanda Laos East Timor SOUTH AMERICA Georgia Vatican of the* Senegal Macao Fiji Argentina Germany Egypt Sierra Leone Mongolia New Zealand Bolivia Hungary CARIBBEAN Equatorial Guinea South Africa Myanmar Papua New Guinea Brazil Ireland Cuba* Eritrea South Sudan* Nepal Samoa Chile Italy Curacao Ethiopia Sudan* Pakistan Solomon Islands Colombia Kosovo* Dominican Gabon Swaziland Philippines Ecuador Lithuania Republic Gambia Tanzania Sri Lanka Paraguay Malta Haiti Ghana Togo Thailand Peru Moldova Puerto Rico Vietnam Uruguay Montenegro* * Any goods, services, or funds provided by Salesian Missions to programs located in this country Venezuela* Netherlands were administered in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ONGOING PROGRAMS With its global reach, Salesian Missions is perfectly positioned to aid in emergency relief during times of EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES natural disasters, traumatic circumstances and civil Education provides a chance for a better life. Salesian strife. In 2019, special fundraising efforts provided missionaries establish vital primary and vocational humanitarian assistance for those internally displaced schools in some of the most impoverished and in South Sudan*, built wells in drought-prone Ethiopia, remote places on earth. By focusing on the poorest helped those affected by flooding in India and more. 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2019 places and most vulnerable children and young FOOD SECURITY adults, this effort makes a lasting impact. Sadly, there are more than 821 million people who are undernourished around the globe. About half of them Globally, the Salesians provide education are young people. Salesian Missions food aid programs and support through more than 5,500 feed students—reducing child malnutrition while schools and youth centers serving more increasing school attendance. Programs also work to than 1 million students. improve household food availability through increased agricultural productivity. YOUTH CENTERS Functioning side by side with Salesian schools, youth In 2019, Salesian Missions helped ensure centers offer a safe place for engaging young people in constructive activities during leisure time—such the safe delivery and distribution of as sports, art and music. Youth learn teamwork and more than $6 million worth of food social skills, which provide opportunities for growth assistance, medicine, and other supplies and maturity. and equipment donated by partner HOMELESS YOUTH organizations. These included Feed My One of the biggest struggles in underdeveloped Starving Children, Rise Against Hunger, countries around the globe is the large number of Good360, ASAP—Tools for Empowerment, children living on the streets. Salesian programs help World Vision, IRN—The Reuse Network, to counsel, stabilize and educate homeless youth so Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and that they have more options and opportunities. More The College of Westchester. than 330 shelters and homes meet an array of basic needs by providing safe shelter, food and clothing. DISTRIBUTION OF AID WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT From donated school buses to rice-meals, Salesian The Salesians of Don Bosco are considered the Missions is entrusted to deliver life-changing aid largest private provider of vocational and technical safely—even in very hard-to-reach places. Missionar- training in the world. Programs focus on helping ies living and working in local communities identify vulnerable youth by providing access to educational the most pressing needs, as well as coordinate the opportunities that match the local employment careful distribution of meal shipments and additional needs. Around the globe, there are nearly 1,000 supplies when available. As a recipient of the USAID Salesian vocational, technical, professional and Ocean Freight Reimbursement Grant program, agricultural schools—with a focus on serving poor Salesian Missions transports this aid at low or no cost. and needy youth. CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE ONGOING PROGRAMS When basic needs aren’t met, such as a safe water source, it negatively impacts entire communities. REPORT ANNUAL 2019 When children must spend hours searching for INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT water, they cannot attend school. This is why Salesian In addition to building hospitals, schools and youth Missions has made water projects a top priority in the centers, Salesians develop infrastructure projects places where schools and youth centers are located. that support both the Salesian programs and the local This includes providing new or improved water communities. This ranges from building warehouses systems and sanitation facilities—with a focus on and distribution channels to bringing clean water, creating solutions specific to the local needs. electricity and internet services to schools and REFUGEES & INTERNALLY DISPLACED communities. By the end of 2019, a record 70.8 million people CAPACITY BUILDING had been forcibly displaced worldwide. Among Salesian Missions provides capacity-building