‘Don Bosco Creativo’ project offers safe, inclusive and stimulating space
ARGENTINA
(MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Salesian House in San Luis, Argentina, facilitates the “Don Bosco Creativo” project, which promotes learning, artistic expression, and growth through various artistic activities and workshops. The project is open to all youth in the city with particular attention to at-risk and vulnerable youth living in conditions of poverty.
Don Bosco Creativo offers a safe, inclusive and stimulating space where more than 90 youth can explore their talents, skills and potential. The project, which began two months ago with only three workshops, currently has grown to nine each week. These include painting, a computer/content creation laboratory, folklore, singing, magic, drawing, guitar, reading and support for logical thinking. Recently, the project has begun to expand to other Salesian oratories in different areas of the city.
Hernan Gonzalez, representative of the project, said, “In Don Bosco Creativo we are proud to be a place where youth from the entire community, from different schools, meet to develop their talents. These types of initiatives encourage us to follow the path of Don Bosco, always looking for a way to get in touch with young people according to their interests while offering them alternatives that excite them and bring them closer to God.”
The Salesians of Don Bosco are considered the largest private provider of vocational and technical training in the world. Programs focus on helping vulnerable youth by providing access to educational opportunities that match the local employment needs. Around the globe, there are nearly 1,000 Salesian vocational, technical, professional and agricultural schools. Students receiving training in Argentina have a greater opportunity for success with long-term stable employment with the help of the Salesians.
More than a quarter of the people in Argentina live in conditions of poverty with no formal employment and poor-quality education, according to the World Bank. The country’s high school dropout rate is close to 37% and youth account for a third of those unemployed. Almost 12% of children ages 5-17 are working instead of being in school and 20% need government assistance. Many face malnutrition, a lack of clean water and sewage, and inadequate housing.
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ANS – Argentina – Don Bosco Creativo: accompanying young people through art
Salesian Missions – Argentina
World Bank – Argentina
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