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Don Bosco, the Don Bosco Movement and

Don Bosco Youth-Net IVZW

An introduction to the Don Bosco Youth-Net and it’s place within the worldwide Don Bosco

Movement

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• Don Bosco– Catholic priest– Founder of the Salesian order– °1815 /+1888– Turbulent historical period

• Vocation– Turin– Children and young people living on the

street– Own choice to work with this target group

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• Oratorio– Difficult situation (financial, housing,

…)• Fundraising

– Focus on needs young people• Education schools• Shelter boarding houses• Work working houses

– Preventive system• « Honest citizens and good Christians »• Oratorio-principle

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WDon Bosco Movement (1)

• Don Bosco Movement– Salesian family

• Live in community– Society of St. Francis de Sales (= Salesians) – Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (= Sisters)

• Association of Salesian Co-operators (= Lay)• Past pupils and other organisations• Strive to live and work to the example of Don Bosco

– Works of Don Bosco Focus = YOUTH

• Salesians of Don Bosco (1869)– Salesian order– Named after St. Francis de Sales– Present in 128 countries worldwide (since 1875)

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• Sisters of Don Bosco (FMA)

• Co-operators

• Past pupils and others

• Don Bosco Works– Youth centres, oratorio’s– Schools– Boarding houses– Parishes– Social services and works for youth-at-risk– NGO’s (national & international)– … Attached to the Salesians as well as NGO’s

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SALESIAN FAMILY

DON BOSCO WORKS

YOUTH

Don Bosco Style

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WSalesian structureSalesian structure

1873 Salesian Houses

Houses SalesiansCommunities 1873 16645

Rector Major

General Directorat

98 ProvincesProvincial Councils

8 Regions

Africa - MadagascarLatin South ConeEast Asia-OceaniaSouth AsiaEurope NorthEurope WestInteramericaItaly-Middle East

EconomyMissionsCommunicationYouth MinistryFormation(Secretariat)

8015 Salesian Works

Works BeneficiariesOratories—youth centres 1325 479400Schools 961 857847Professional agricultural schools 520 167226Boarding hostels 448 39471Parishes and missions 1902 14147121Works of social promotion 564 456802Social communication 1283 Provincial services 527Vocational orientation 266 5100Formation of Salesians 219 3149TOTAL 8015 16156116

International DB works:(European Regions)PGS-ISYM-IDBNDBIDBYN

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• Cornerstone of the Don Bosco style

• Working method can be visualised in four physical places:– a place “of their own”– a place “of learning”– a place “to play”– a place “of sense”

• Accents can vary between regions, provinces, DB communities and works.

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• Roots network – 1990’ties– informal meetings between several Don Bosco

youth organisations in Europe

• Benediktbeuern, August 1998 – EVS meeting in Benediktbeuern– « Taking action in stead of just talking about it »

• Brussels, December 2000– Impulse Jeugddienst Don Bosco vzw– Getting to know each other– Concept of networking

• Benediktbeuern, April 2001– Practical issues

Don Bosco Youth-Net IVZW (1)

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• Official start– 10 October 2001– Subvention YOUTH programme

• Official recognition IVZW– 14 August 2004– International non-governmental youth

organisation

• Membership European Youth Forum– 13 November 2005– Observer membership

Don Bosco Youth-Net IVZW (2)

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• Don Bosco Youth-Net has partner organisations in 13 different EU countries

• Diversity– Cultural– Field of work & target group

• Common grounds– Complementary experience– Don Bosco tradition– Focus on oratorio-principle

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WJugend Eine Welt

• Since 1997

• NGO

• Projects:– National &

international voluntary work

– Training of Volunteers

– Educational materials– Project support

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• Since 1996

• Recognised Youth work

• Projects:– Training courses for

young volunteers– Publications– International projects

Jeugddienst Don Bosco vzw

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• Since 2005

• YNGO

• Projects:– International

voluntary service– Training courses for

young volunteers– Occasional projects– International projects

SADBA – Salesianska asociace Dona Boska

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WSüddeutsche Provinz der Salesianer

Don Boscos - Aktionszentrum

• Since 1969

• Youth centre

• Projects:– Environmental

education – Leisure time– National &

international voluntary work

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WFederazione SCS - CNOS

• Since 1993

• National federation of voluntary work

• Projects– Voluntary work– Training of

volunteers, youth workers, …

– Focus on youth at risk

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WSalesian Youth Ministry Office

• Since 1919

• Salesian province – youth work

• Projects– Parish & Chaplaincy

work– Language school &

Salesian hostel– Focus on youth-at-risk

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WSalesian Pastoral Youth Service

• Since 1996

• Voluntary organisation with a diverse range of activities for young people

• Projects:– Trainings for volunteers,

youth workers, …– Spirituality meetings– EVS

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WSalezjanskie Centrum Wychowania I

Duszpasterstwa Mlodziezy

• Since 1987

• Umbrella structure of educative centres and youth organisations

• Projects:– Development of

educative programmes– Trainings for teachers,

educators, volunteers, …

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WDOMKA – Zdruzenie Salezianskej

mladeze

• Since 1991

• Umbrella structure of 33 independant youth centres

• Projects:– Local projects– International projects– Training volunteers

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• Since 1992

• Youth organisation

• Projects:– Summer programmes– Booklet on

recognition of non-formal education

– Trainings– International

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Don Bosco de España

• Since 1991

• National umbrella structure of regional federation and local youth organisations

• Projects:– Non-formal education– Social promotion of

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– Voluntary work

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WDon Bosco Youthnet Nederland

• Since 1946

• Task group of Salesian province

• Projects:– Youth centres– Life learning trips– Summer playgrounds

and camps– International

voluntary work

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WSalesian Province of United Kingdom,

Youthwork office

• Since 1902

• Salesian province – youth work

• Projects:– Training of youth workers

from disadvantaged backgrounds

– National & international voluntary work

– International youth activities

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• Create international projects for young people in the style of Don Bosco.

• Exchange of information, ideas and experiences between the different partners.

• Represent the voice of the DB young people.

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General Executive

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Exchange market

SUPPORT

International working groups

Projects

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PRACTICEPOLICY

International office

REPRESENTATION

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• Exchange market – Methodology to start-up new

projects– Supply & demand– Motor of the network

• Examples– « Summer exchange »– « Network weekends »– « Training structure »

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