Forever Grateful to Don Bosco: Shahul Hamid
Shahul credits Shelter Don Bosco for every positive change in his life. He is grateful for the love and care provided by this lovely institution.
Forever Grateful to Don Bosco: Krishnan Christopher
The Don Bosco Night Study Class has been founded to provide children a space where they can focus on their studies. Help is at hand in the form of teachers who clear doubts. Moreover, students who are in their crucial years of Std X and XII have always benefitted in a big way and Christopher’s story is no different.
Forever Grateful to Don Bosco: Ejaz Khan
“Had it not been for the love, care and support I received at Shelter Don Bosco, it would not have been possible for me to start out on my own. I owe my confidence in life to Shelter,” says Ejaz Khan who was rescued from the streets.
Forever Grateful to Don Bosco: Bajrangi Sahani
Bajrangi has dealt with many misfortunes, right from being persuaded by his friends to leave his home to attempting to end his life over a failed love affair. But Don Bosco Shelter has supported him throughout.
Forever Grateful to Don Bosco: Thomson Fernandes
Thomson’s mother worked as a domestic help in people’s houses, his father was a helper at construction and demolition sites until last year. The household ran on a shoestring budget but the parents ensured that the children went to school.
Forever Grateful to Don Bosco: Prabhakar Nadar
It was in the year 2002 that Prabhakar arrived with several other street children at the monthly mela held by Shelter Don Bosco. After learning about the opportunities Shelter could give him, he decided to stay and start pursuing his dream of going to school.
It has been a privilege for me to serve the Young at Risk: Fr Xavier Devadas
Forever Grateful to Don Bosco is a book that will give you an insight into the work done by the Salesians and the reslience of the street children!
Pied Piper of the Young at Risk…
Fr. Tony D’Souza the then Provincial and his Council, saw the need and provided land for a larger facility. Thus was born ‘Maria Ashiana a Don Bosco therapeutic Centre’ in Lonavala. This place has seen the ‘placing into society’ of many boys who would have otherwise died on the streets.