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We are an international collective of young people from Salesian Institutions & organizations who are passionate about the welfare of our only planet.
Member Activities
Salesianos Talca Educational Center Video
Here is a video put together by our member - Centro Educativo Salesianos, Talca. Among the students, they have promoted alternative and sustainable modes of transport like biking and recycling methods such as garbage separation. View More
Biodiversity Initiative - Salesian Provincial House, Crumlin, Ireland
Salesians in Crumlin have been thinking of ways to increase biodiversity on their grounds and make them more pollinator-friendly. In Ireland, one third of the 99 bee species are threatened with extinction, so this is a very serious issue. While there were flowerbeds already in place, the Salesian community wanted to do more to help pollinators. So, they are leaving a section of the lawn unmown, to allow flowers to grow there naturally, and have also planted native Irish wildflower seeds. They are looking forward to seeing the flowers grow and hope that they will be a great source of food for local pollinators!
Green Schools Campaign Annual Awards Ceremony - Greenline
Green Schools Campaign Annual Awards Ceremony - Greenline, Mumbai
Greenline, Mumbai arranged the Green Schools Campaign Annual Awards Ceremony 2022-23 on the 25th February, 2023 to celebrate the efforts of their Campaigners throughout the Natural Re-sort Campaign they had organised.
Along with the awards ceremony, Greenline also conducted fun learning workshops for their young campaigners.
List of Workshops included:
1. Clay Hand-building
2. Soy Wax Candle Making
3. Micro-greens
4. Low waste Celebrations
5. Low waste cooking
6. Natural Color Making
Greenline, along with the facilitators of these workshops truly encouraged these young minds to be creative for a greener future as can be seen in the photos. View More
Click Green: Digital Photo Competition 2023 – Don Bosco-One TVET Philippines, Inc.
Don Bosco- One Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Philippines, Inc. organized a Digitial Photo Competition for DB TVET Center Administrators, DB TVET Lay Mission Partners and DB TVET Students with the theme of 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘝𝘌𝘛. The organisers encouraged the participants to click photos that should show green and digital skills in TVET to see how the centers are preparing the youth with green and digital skills for the future. Photos clicked by participants were to showcase how each DB TVET Center partakes in the advocacy of DB Green Alliance.
Social Theatre to understand Global and local inequalities
The students of Jóvenes y Desarrollo through the project "Mobilizing through Social-Art" reflected on global and local inequalities through the use of Social Theatre. Social theatre is a powerful tool for understanding and addressing global inequalities. It is a form of theatre that aims to provoke thought and inspire action by examining social issues and promoting social change. At its core, social theatre is about telling stories that matter. This approach enabled an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their linkages between the North and South. View More
Understanding our common home
The Don Bosco Green Alliance conducted a session on 'Understanding our common home' for the students of Don Bosco Lonavala. The students learnt about the ecological crisis, the changes in the Earth's climate and its effects. They then set out to appreciate and explore the local biodiversity. The students came across umpteen birds, discussed the uses of medical plants, spotted an ant hill and listed the local plant and tree species with their common and scientific names. View More
Blog Articles
Lent is a wonderful time of the year! A time to take stock of one’s life. A time of healing or making a new beginning. It is a time of repentance and resolutions. It is a time for honesty, a time to make amends, a time to make life changing decisions. Read More
The cries of the forests and air, water, land, and the poor are the focus of the latest issues of Promotio Iustitiae (PI), a journal published by the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology (SJES) of the Society of Jesus since 1977 ana available online in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. Read More
The UN Biodiversity COP15 is vastly similar to UNFCCC COP27. Many delegates from countries all over the world attended this conference held from 7th – 19th December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Read More
The birth of Jesus took place in a very modest setting. Under a shed in a manger filled with hay in the company of cattle. The starlight sky and chill in the air. Visit of the Magi from far away countries. The choirs of angels sang in joy and shepherds kept watch of the special day. Heavens came down and filled the earth. Read More
The impulse that provoked me to write this text was my visit to the supermarket. I wanted to buy a Christmas decoration to create an atmosphere that would help me experience the upcoming Christmas. However, a visit to the supermarket left me with ambivalent feelings. Read More
Recover Together, Recover Stronger—this is the theme of this year’s G20 summit currently taking place in Indonesia. It is also an urgent call for the Indonesian government to address the alarming issue of increasing numbers of indigenous peoples being left behind in the wake of Indonesia’s many natural disasters because of its geographical location in the Pacific Ring of Fire and an exacerbated climate crisis. Read More
Few feasts can beat the simple magic of Christmas! Imagine celebrating the birth of the child of nondescript couple in a manger in Bethlehem. This baby, later named Jesus, was born 2000 yrs ago to Mary the wife of a carpenter named Joseph. In the birth of Jesus, the son of God become man, the gap if any between God and man was bridged once and for all. Read More
Distancing from Nature
A study conducted by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reveals that four out of five children between the ages of 8-12 in UK are not adequately connected to nature." The study team developed 16 simple statements like, "I enjoy touching animals and plants", "being outdoors makes me happy" and "humans are part of the natural world" to which these children agreed or disagreed. Read more...
The “Economy of Francesco” 2022 Global Event was held from 22 to 24 September in Assisi, Italy. Over a thousand young economists, entrepreneurs, and changemakers from more than a hundred countries attended this event. Leann D’Souza and Denzil Prato, both from India, participated in the EOF Global Event on behalf of the Don Bosco Green Alliance. Read more...
This summer I had the good fortune of spending a couple of relaxing weeks in Lonavala [80 kms away from Mumbai]. Lonavala is a nice cozy place nestled in the hills on the road between Mumbai and Pune. The very first morning after I arrived in Lonavala I was startled by the happy whistling of, what I thought was, a schoolboy on his way to school. Read More
Homes of CARE is a research-based rural community development initiative that is based on a home built with grown then processed plants and trees, that teaches every aspect of "Sustainable Green Living" at home, from correct eating habits to caring for domestic and wild animals, self-sustaining farming, etc., all that the DBGA is actively promoting. Read more...
Everyone knows trees are valuable, but did you know you can actually calculate their specific added value to your property? If you’ve ever had to purchase a tree for your yard, you know that it can be an expensive investment, even for a young tree. And maintaining this tree can also be costly, such as leaf removal or tree trimming. Read more...