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Neighbours reach out
East Boroko, Port Moresby, PNG, 7 September 2023 — Reaching out with the spirit of Don Bosco to those in need during the foundation week celebration. There is no better day than the birthday of Don Bosco commemoration, 16 August 2023, to reach out in celebration with the neighboring community of Vadavada, a home to settlers and marginalized youths in Port Moresby. The first-ever community outreach program of Don Bosco Technological Institute (DBTI), steered by a committee of three DBTI staff, Ms. Rosemary Kase, Ms. Yeska Tiamai, and Mr. Shaun Ilias with their student volunteers headed by year 3 students,…
Don Bosco Tech Celebrates Family Day
DBTI Boroko, Port Moresby, PNG, 7 September 2023 — The Don Bosco Technological Institute celebrated the five days of Don Bosco Foundation week and ended it on the sixth day with the Family Day Celebration. The Family Day used to be an annual event celebrated by both the students and their families. However, for the past four years the institution has not celebrated the Family Day. This year the institution celebrated the Family Day with the theme “The EPC of DBTI shares co-responsibility for families in promoting communion, communication and collaboration.” The celebration began with the entrance dance led by…
Wantok Bosco 2023
“As the Yeast in today’s human family”, was the theme of this year’s WANTOK BOSCO Youth Camp. It was hosted at Don Bosco Technological campus from the 23rd to the 25th of June 2023. The camp, a climax of the youth and club activities in the institutions and parishes, had nearly 200 persons as participants and animators from Salesian institutions and parishes around Port Moresby and Araimiri, Gulf Province. The program began on Friday with the first talk given by Fr Gregorio Bicomong SDB, the Provincial Superior for PGS Vice Province. His talk, based on the year’s strenna, showed participants statistics…
ONE AT HEART IN THE MISSION TO CARE
“As the yeast in Today’s Human Family”, Fr. Gregory Bicomong, SDB Provincial led the whole family to a beautiful reflection of how we could be silent yeast making a difference in the reality where PNG is. He alarmed us with the global survey that PNG is the 2nd country with the highest Crime rates (April 26,2023) and he added that in the top 9 countries with highest crime rates, Don Bosco is present in the 6 countries. Nevertheless, we could still be empowered by God’s word and be strongly reminded by the Catholic Social Teaching that gives us the framework…
ADMA Youth Camp 2023: As the Yeast in today’s human Family
This year’s ADMA Youth camp has for its theme the strenna of the Rector Major for 2023: “As the Yeast in today’s Human Family”. Originally called the 300 Youth for Mary founded in 2008 by the late Fr. Valeriano Barbero, SDB, pioneer Salesian missionary in Papua New Guinea, the group has now evolved into the ADMA Youth. To this day it has remained an event that students from Catholic Schools in Port Moresby eagerly participate in. This year’s camp was meant to be a tribute of gratitude to Fr. Val as he was fondly called. On the 26th to the 28th of…
PGS Vice-Province expanding to Vanuatu
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 27 Aprril 2023 — The first Salesians had arrived in Papua New Guinea on June 14, 1980. The presence of Fr. Valeriano Barbero, Fr. Rolando Fernandez and Br. Joseph Kramar in Araimiri, Gulf Province, was the start of the Salesian Mission in this part of the world 43 years ago. In 1994, this presence became the Provincial Delegation of PNG under the SDB Philippines North Province (FIN). For Solomon Islands, the Province of Japan was given the responsibility to make this happen. On October 27, 1995, Fr. Pedro Balcazar and Br. Francis…
Spiritual Moderatos and Youth Animators Meeting took place on 13-14 April 2023 in Emmaus Center
Spiritual Moderatos and Youth Animators Meeting took place on 13-14 April 2023 in Emmaus Center. The settings represented in the meeting-formation where DBTI – East Boroko, DBTS – Gabutu, DBTSS- Kokopo, DBTC – Kumgi, MHC Parish Araimiri, MHC Parish – Rapolo, MHC Parish – Sabama. The total of number of the participants was 17 Youth Animators members of the various SYM in the above settings. The facilitators were Fr Moise Paluku, SDB, youth ministry delegate and Ms Rica, Salesian Cooperator and Educator in DBTS. We thank all the participants and wish to see each other in May for the follow on…
Literacy & Numeracy Programme, 2022
The Literacy and Numeracy Program – an initiative to give free and quality education to the poor children from the settlements of Gabutu and Banana Block. The primary objective of the project is to eliminate the rate of illiteracy and school drop- outs in the settlements. Through this learning programme, the children are helped to access to regular formal education. Began on 18th April 2022, the project has served 87 children from the two settlements. 68 of them were able to complete the course. Out of the 68, 52 children have been successfully enrolled in different schools of the neighbourhood.…
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