Your 2024 Dream for Ecology!
As a Salesian how can we instill care for our planet? Don Bosco used to take his boys regularly on treks and nature trails. He loved nature and in his early childhood years worked on the farm. Jesus and our blessed Mother spoke to him in his dreams using different animals of nature. We see a deep connection with nature and creation in all his works from care for his poor boys, to taking them on nature treks and spending time outdoors. Don Bosco understood that we are not just part of creation but are one with the Creator and creation.
How can we then go forward with benevolence and without doubt that all created things come from God and must go back to Him for His praise, reverence and service. We must value all the gifts and carry gratitude in our hearts for all God’s creation and the created things we have received from his bounty. This is the attitude we must carry in every Salesian home. We must ask our beloved Blessed Mother to guide our efforts so that we can offer all our labour back to our creator who has bestowed all his blessings upon us.
We are an international collective of young people from Salesian Institutions & Organizations who are passionate about the welfare of our only planet.
Season of Creation 2024
The theme for this year's Season of Creation is "To Hope and Act with Creation". The symbol that will guide us is "The first fruits of hope," inspired by Romans 8:19- 25. DBGA has put together a few resources which you can use for this Campaign. View our Campaign Note which consists of our posters, social media resource kit for Season of Creation 2024 and much more!
The Letter
A message for our Earth
“We see what is happening, and the worst thing is that we are becoming used to it. This ‘becoming used to’ is a terrible illness.” – Pope Francis.
Featuring:
Pope Francis;
Cardinal Cantalamessa, the Preacher to the Papal Household;
Cacique Dadá, Leader of the Novo Lugar community of the Borarí people (Voice of the Indigenous)
Arouna Kandé, a climate refugee hailing from the Kolda region of Senegal (Voice of the Poor)
Ridhima Pandey, a young climate activist from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India (Voice of the Youth)
Greg Asner and Robin Martin, marine biologists from Hawaii, United States of America (Voice of Wildlife)
Lorna Gold, president of Laudato Si’ Movement.
This documentary focuses on the encyclical letter ‘Laudato Si’ addressed to everyone that the Pope wrote in 2015. Today his message is even more urgent!
This film is presented by YouTube Originals, produced by an Oscar-winning Off The Fence Productions, in partnership with the Laudato Si’ Movement.
About Us
Don Bosco Green Alliance is an international Green Salesian Movement of people from the Salesian Family institutions, who contribute to global environmental action, thought and policy. Launched in 2018, the alliance is today an active platform where Salesian Family institutions, organisations and individuals exchange ideas and work together on global environmental campaigns all for the ‘Love of Creation.’ Read More...
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Common Union Garden at Colegio Don Bosco!
As part of the training activities of School Religious Education (ERE) for the primary level, third grade students from Colegio Don Bosco and Centro Escolar San Juan Bosco in El Salvador developed the “Common Union Garden” project.
The final proposal of the year consisted of decorating Don Bosco Avenue, which is located inside the institution, with positive messages and recycling actions, seeking to promote working together for the common good.
Each grade was assigned a specific element, and the students, organized in groups, contributed their time, creativity and teamwork to create a garden that benefits the entire educational community, promoting a pleasant and respectful environment with the nature that surrounds them.
This activity is part of the institutional commitment to caring for our common home, to fulfilling the Organic Inspectorial Project and to working with the Don Bosco Green Alliance.
Don Bosco Kep Salesian work awarded by the Ministry for the Environment
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – September 2024 – The Don Bosco Kep educational project, which includes a technical school and a programme to support the education of rural and indigenous children and young people, this week in Phnom Penh received the recognition of "Environment Friendly Operator 2024", from the Royal Ministry of the Environment. The ceremony was led by the Hon. Eang Sophalleth, Minister of the Environment, who presented the awards to public and private organisations, representing the 25 provinces of the Kingdom. Don Bosco Kep has been awarded for its green campus, which over time has become a model of sustainability and inspiration in the context of the province of Kep. Among the programmes carried out by the Salesian work, the conservation of mangroves and the "Clean Kep" programme which includes a series of activities aimed at raising awareness among students and teachers, deserve a mention. Great satisfaction was expressed by Fr Albeiro Rodas, Director of "Don Bosco Kep", who recalled the importance of following the invitation of Pope Francis to work concretely for nature and to promote sustainable practices to support vulnerable communities.
Source: ANS
Student footballers learn about environmental preservation
Centro Juvenil São João Batista, Poxoréu, Brazil organized an activity with the football students about environmental preservation in partnership with Don Bosco Green Alliance. Here are some pictures from the event.
Mushroom Cultivation Workshop at Don Bosco College: A Step Towards Sustainability
Don Bosco Cares for Our Common Home (DBCCH) Centre’s initiative, Don Bosco College (Co-Ed), Yelagiri Hills, India recently conducted a workshop on Mushroom Cultivation. This hands-on workshop aimed to equip students with practical knowledge of sustainable agricultural practices and encourage them to take active steps toward environmental stewardship.
The workshop, which was organized by DBCCH, offered an excellent opportunity for students to learn the entire process of mushroom cultivation, from preparing the substrate to harvesting. Experts from the DBCCH team led the session, demonstrating how mushroom cultivation can be a simple yet effective way to promote food security and environmental sustainability.
India: With full power towards a sustainable future
With the new e-mobility training branch at its own vocational schools, Don Bosco Mondo is tackling two problems simultaneously: extreme environmental and air pollution and high youth unemployment. 🎓💚
Since the end of 2023 young automotive mechanic trainees in 📌Mumbai greater area, India have been made fit in e-mobility. In short courses, they will learn how electric drives work, how they are maintained and refurbished - among other things with the means of BMZ. 💡🔧🌿
With this knowledge, they are sought-after experts in a growing market. 🚗🎓💪
The young people, who on the fringes of society, hardly had a chance to live a self-determined life, are thus becoming shining pioneers: for a sustainable future - for themselves, for their families, for their home and ultimately for the whole world! 🌍💚🙌
Planting 10 thousand mangrove trees in Kep Province
The Academic community of Don Bosco Kep as a member of the Don Bosco Green Alliance and the Department of Environment of Kep Province, Cambodia led by Mr. In Sao, joined together for the project of Mangrove Planting at the west coast of the Kep peninsula, just one km at the north of the Don Bosco Kep’s campus.
On 29 August 2024 early morning, 500 students and teachers of Don Bosco, a group of members of the Kep District made of farmers, fishermen and community leaders, representatives from the department of environment and Kep city hall, opened the program that has the goal to plant 10 thousand mangrove trees in the area.
The area known as the Mangrove Forest, located at the Thmey Village, Prey Thom Commune, has an extension of one km and it has been designated by the community and the authorities as a protected area. The planting will increase its extension and capacity of environment balance between the sea tides and the coast at the Kep Bay.
Blog Articles
Changing a few habits when it comes to food consumption to avoid wastage can make a big difference:
● Schedule a weekly ‘Use It Up’ Day or ‘Use It Up’ Meal to make the most of leftover ingredients.
The world wasted 1.05 billion tonnes of food in 2022, about 1/5 of all the food that was available to consumers.
● Most food wastage, 60%, occurs in the home.
United Religions Initiative (URI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. URI, the world's largest grassroots interfaith network, cultivates peace and justice by engaging people to bridge religious and cultural differences and work together for the good of their communities and the world.
Infinite Dignity: A Privilege To Care For Creation
The impact of the present imbalances in the environment affects the most vulnerable people on the planet. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.
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