Chile
The Esuela Agricola Salesiana in Catemu is over 100 year old and cares for over 1000 students. We offer primary and secondary level education from the ages of 6 to 17 years old. The school employs 44 teachers and a dozen of assistants and administrators. The students that we assist are mainly poor, single-parent families; many parents work all day and do not have enough to dedicate to their children. There are a lot of at risk youth and very vulnerable. We have been very successful at reaching out to the youth through the educational system of Don Bosco. We are extremely grateful for the generous contributions we receive from our Canadian benefactors that help maintain our pastoral projects.