• In MADAGASCAR, Salesians have promoted agricultural development through classroom and practical training uniquely tailored to students with limited education. Community outreach program at the Farm Training Center and the Farming Promotion Center are carried out through Radio Don Bosco agriculture broadcasts. Directed towards empowerment and use of local resources, the project is making a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged and poverty-stricken youth, placing them at successful agriculture-related vocations, thereby significantly reducing unemployment, poverty, and crime in their communities. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) contributes to Salesian Missions’ activities through monetary and gifts-in-kind (GIK) support.

and productivity capacity of the rural Q’echi (Mayans) through training and working with the rural communities to improve agricultural practices and products. With the assistance of the Q’echi promoters, Salesians educate the community groups in strengthening their capacity for self-management of projects that benefit their family and community. Furthermore, Salesians work through the Foundation for Advancement of Indigenous Women in Guatemala (“Talita Kumi”) to raise the status of women and empower them to become household and community decision-makers.

• In BOLIVIA, the work in the Muyurina Agricultural School contributes directly to the development of a better trained cadre of agricultural professionals. These professionals aid the growth and efficiency of the agricultural sector in Bolivia and thereby contribute to the creation of employment opportunities in the agricultural and service sectors. An estimated twenty thousand (20,000) people in the communities benefit directly from this program as a result of the School’s Extension and Community-Outreach programs. Implementing partners of the Muyurina programs include The Pan-American (Zamorano) University in Honduras, USAID, and the Kellogg Foundation.