Success Stories
Champion a Child Event, BREADS Bangalore
BREADS Bangalore hosted the much awaited event ‘Champion a Child’ to honour 10 Champions on 19 November 2016 at My Fortune Hotel (ITC), Richmond Road, Bangalore to observe ‘Children’s Week’. BREADS honoured 10 champions, where 5 of them have achieved great heights fighting odds in life and the other 5 have made remarkable changes advocating child rights in young age. The guest present for the event were Prof. Shantha Sinha, renowned anti-child labour Activist, Padmashree and Magsaysay Awardee, she is
Don Bosco Hospet bagged Nagrikha Hithrakshna Award
It is great pleasure to announce that Don Bosco Hospet Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has received “NAGRIKHA HITHRAKSHNA AWARD 2016“. Don Bosco Hospet has been recognized as the best NGO in the district of Bellary for it peerless welfare activities carried out in the field of education and social work. Don Bosco was one of the 10 NGOs recognized in different fields of welfare activities. ‘Nagarika Hitharakshana Award 2016’ was held at Town Hall, Hospet, on 29th August 2016 at 7 pm. This ceremony
Eighth Batch of Hospitality Training Inauguration and Seventh batch Certificate Awarding Ceremony at BREADS
The 2nd batch of hospitality training in phase 3 was inaugurated at BREADS on 29th February 2016. The Dignitaries present were Rev Fr. Joy, Executive director of BREADS, Chief Guest Rev Fr. Kalariparambil Toney, Administrator of Provincial House Bangalore, Mr. Patrick State Co-ordinator, Mr. Jyotirmaya (HR of Costa Coffee), Ms. Thejaswini from Accenture, Ms. Catherine, DB Tech State Finance Executive. A total of 34 students were present from the previous batch and the new batch which enhanced the beauty of the
The Very Single Reason to be Proud
This is about RAGHAV (name changed) of standard 8th from Bhagyashree high school, Mallurpatna, Chanapatana, Ramnagara, son of Maruthi and Bhagya hails from virupakshapure hobli. Ramangara is always known for its forwardness in bringing developments in the lives of people of its zone. There was a discussion initiated by the members in Navya Child Rights Club (CRC) established with the help of Don Bosco Yuva Marg, Ramangara during a meeting regarding the problem faced by Master Raghav – a school dropout. The outcome
BOSCO bags National Award
BOSCO (Bangalore Onivyara Seva Coota) has won the national award for ‘Child Welfare -2014’, for the services rendered in the field of welfare of children. The award which consists of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs was presented to BOSCO by the honourable president of India, Mr. Pranab Mukharjee at a function held at the Rastrapathi Bhavan on 14 November, 2015, the Children’s Day. Fr. Mathew Thomas, the Executive Director of BOSCO received the award on
BREADS bids farewell to Fr George Mathew SDB and Fr Thomas Koonan SDB
Fr George Mathew who served as the Executive Director of BREADS Bangalore for 12 years and the Director of BREADS for the last 6 years is moving to Delhi for his new assignment. Fr George Mathew was responsible for the growth of BREADS into a professional organization with a solid foundation. He, being a true professional and a competent person in the development sector was able to establish credible relationships with many agencies both in India and abroad. For the
Action /2015 Campaign kick starts at Karnataka’s Ramanagar District in INDIA. 15th May 2015
Children, from the Hosakote village, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara Dt., Karnataka, India,sat down and wrote letters to their Prime Minister in New Delhi. It was a first time experience for them and there was a sense of wonder on their innocent faces. In their letters they demanded that their Prime Minister as the leader of the nation show commitment to achieve for all the people in India justice and equality to end poverty. The letter writing event took place as part
DB School Yadgir in the Alps of Glory!
Don Bosco Institutions Yadgir once again scribbled the words of victory in the SSLC examination 2015. The success tradition of the Don Bosco School Yadgir continued this year as well with 100% First Class Result. Out of the 34 students who wrote the examinations 12 students bagged distinction, 5 students with A+ and 8 students with A. The rest of the students secured high first classes. While we congratulate all the students for their excellence in the academic field we
Batch Review : A Road to Success
The batch review of the last batch of DB Tech Karnataka was conducted on July 1&2, 2015 in Don Bosco Skill Mission (DBSM), Bennarghata, Bangalore. The Trainers from 10 DB Tech centres of Karnataka participated in the meeting. Fr. Jeeson N (Regional Director), Fr. Maran (DBSM, Bangalore), Fr. Ramesh (DBSM, Bangalore), Mrs. Priyanka (M&E, Don Bosco Skill Mission, Bangalore), Mr. Vincent (State Co-coordinator), Mr. Sreedhar (State MIS and M&E), Mr. Suresh ( Finance) were the members of the reviewing panel.The
DB Tech Kerala: Batch Review Held at Don Bosco, Vaduthala
The Batch Review for the DB Tech centres of Kerala was held in Don Bosco, Vaduthala, Kochi on 6&7 July, 2015. The reviewing panel consisted of Miss. Amulya Tirkey ( Manager : Operations of Corporate Projects, Delhi), Fr. Arul Maran ( Director, Don Bosco Skill Mission (DBSM), Bangalore) , Miss Priyanka ( M&E, from DBSM, Bangalore), Fr. Jeeson N ( Province Co-ordinator, Bangalore Province) and the State co-ordinators Mr. Shonit and Ratheesh. Fifteen centres were reviewed with regard to the
Another Milestone in the History of Don Bosco Tech , Bathery
Don Bosco Technical institute, Bathery was entranced at the “The inauguration of Yamaha Training Centre” on 25th Feb. 2015. It was a remarkable moment when the honorable Chief Guest Hiroshima Kimura San (The Director of Yamaha from Japan) inaugurated the newly set up ‘Don Bosco – Yamaha Automobile Training Lab” in the presence of other dignitaries Rev. Fr. Raju Philip (The Director of DB Tech, Bathery), Raveender Singh, E P Sreekumar and Rev. Fr. Antony. The moment was precious with
International Women’s Day at Hospet
International Women’s Day was celebrated at Don Bosco, Hospet, with the collaboration of Tharuni Mahila Abhivrudhi Society, on 9 March 2015. About 1650 women participated in the event that began with a rally from the Municipal premises. Kanne Umadevi (President, Hosapete City Municipal Council) inaugurated the function. Other guests were Mr Prakash CDPO, Hospet, CMC President, Police Sub Inspector (Hospet), Miss Sarala, and Mrs Meenaski (Durga Vahini Police Inspector), Fr Lawrence (Director), Mrs Savitri (Tharuni President) and others. In the
Invitation to the Celebration of the Blessing and Inauguration of the newly-constructed vocational training centre and the Feast of St.John Bosco.
Cordially inviting everyone to the Celebration of the Blessing and Inauguration of the newly constructed vocational training centre and also the Feast of St. John Bosco in Hospet on 17th January. The program will start with the Blessing by the Bishop of Bellary, Rt.Rev Dr. Henry D’Souza and other Honorable members will also participate.
Don Bosco PYaR Gulbarga Celebrated Children’s Day
Children’s day was celebrated on 14 November 2014 at Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga. Dr. Suresh Kunhi Mohammed IPS, IGP, North-eastern Range, Gulbarga. Fr. Jaimon, Director, Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga, Anandraj, Director, Margadarshi Society, Gulbarga, Dr. Lingaraj Konin, Principal, Sri Shankarlal Lahoti Law College, Gulbarga, Sr. Lourd Mary, Member, Juvenile Justice Board, Gulbarga, Gokul, Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga, Deepika, Don Bosco, Bablad, Fr. Prasad, Project Director, Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga, student volunteers from nearby colleges, staff members and over seventy children
Making it the BEST- The certification of 2nd batch and inauguration of 3rd batch at DB BEST Academy
The 2nd certification ceremony and inauguration of the 3rd batch of DB BEST Academy was held on 19 August 2017 at DB BEST academy Bangalore. 84 students from the second batch received the certification and 105 new students have made their way to the third batch of skill training. Fr. Joby Abraham SDB, Director, DB BEST academy, welcomed the gathering and introduced the dignitaries. The Chief Guest of the day was Fr. Jose Koyickal SDB, Vice Provincial, Salesian Province of
Certification of batch 3 and Inauguration batch of 4 at DB BEST Academy
The 4th batch of skill training- BPO, hospitality and retail management was inaugurated at DB BEST Academy on 17th November 2017. Fr. Shalbin Kalanchery SDB, Mission Procurator delivered the presidential address. The other dignitaries on the occasion were Fr. Joy Nedumparambil, Executive Director-BREADS, Mr.Rakesh, Vice President Deutsche Bank, Fr. Joby, Director, DB BEST academy, Mr. Joseph Pradeep, Center Coordinator DB BEST academy, Mr. Bhubaneswar, State Coordinator, DB Tech, Ms. Panimalar CSR Manager BREADS Bangalore. The Certification for Batch 3 was distributed by
Yasmeen
Yasmeen was born in a poor family in the village of Martur. She is the eldest in the family and has four younger siblings. The financial and poor economic conditions at home forced her to stop going to school at an early stage though she aimed and dreamed of pursuing higher education. She started to look after the house hold activities went along with her mother to work thereby bringing financial support to family. Meanwhile she boldly and seriously took
THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE
Kotresh is a young boy from the Davangere district of Karnataka. His family and village were severely affected by the droughts specific to the area, which destroyed all of their livelihood options. Kotresh’s parents moved out of the village in search of a better life and new employment opportunities that might come their way. In his journey, Kotresh saw other children of his age going to school. He wistfully longed to attend classes alongside them, and imagined himself building a
ANGEL IN BLUE
Eramma, a motivated 15-year-old girl, comes from Dhonambali at Deodurga, Raichur, where the malaise of high dropout rates, child marriage and devadasi still persist. She is the president of the Child Rights Club formed under the CREAM project in the local public high school. During her studies, she discovered a 9-years-old girl called Shilpa who was working as a domestic laborer in a governmental employee’s house. She immediately took action. Eramma approached many people in order to rescue Shilpa, but
Enchanting the views for a better life
International women’s day was organized at Chithra Don Bosco, Chitradurga to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of women and to gain momentum towards gender equality and empowerment. The day was celebrated on the theme: “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. The eminent personalities- Ms. Savitha, Raindrop NGO, Ms. Venkata Ratna, Samakhya Samaste, Dr. Isabella.s. Xavier, Sadhana women and child welfare society, Dharward, Ms. Sharavathi, S.I, mahila police station, Ms. Vaishali.J, DCPO, Chitradurga spoke and shared their
Champion a Child Event, BREADS Bangalore
BREADS Bangalore hosted the much awaited event ‘Champion a Child’ to honour 10 Champions on 19 November 2016 at My Fortune Hotel (ITC), Richmond Road, Bangalore to observe ‘Children’s Week’. BREADS honoured 10 champions, where 5 of them have achieved great heights fighting odds in life and the other 5 have made remarkable changes advocating child rights in young age. The guest present for the event were Prof. Shantha Sinha, renowned anti-child labour Activist, Padmashree and Magsaysay Awardee, she is
Don Bosco Hospet bagged Nagrikha Hithrakshna Award
It is great pleasure to announce that Don Bosco Hospet Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has received “NAGRIKHA HITHRAKSHNA AWARD 2016“. Don Bosco Hospet has been recognized as the best NGO in the district of Bellary for it peerless welfare activities carried out in the field of education and social work. Don Bosco was one of the 10 NGOs recognized in different fields of welfare activities. ‘Nagarika Hitharakshana Award 2016’ was held at Town Hall, Hospet, on 29th August 2016 at 7 pm. This ceremony
Eighth Batch of Hospitality Training Inauguration and Seventh batch Certificate Awarding Ceremony at BREADS
The 2nd batch of hospitality training in phase 3 was inaugurated at BREADS on 29th February 2016. The Dignitaries present were Rev Fr. Joy, Executive director of BREADS, Chief Guest Rev Fr. Kalariparambil Toney, Administrator of Provincial House Bangalore, Mr. Patrick State Co-ordinator, Mr. Jyotirmaya (HR of Costa Coffee), Ms. Thejaswini from Accenture, Ms. Catherine, DB Tech State Finance Executive. A total of 34 students were present from the previous batch and the new batch which enhanced the beauty of the
The Very Single Reason to be Proud
This is about RAGHAV (name changed) of standard 8th from Bhagyashree high school, Mallurpatna, Chanapatana, Ramnagara, son of Maruthi and Bhagya hails from virupakshapure hobli. Ramangara is always known for its forwardness in bringing developments in the lives of people of its zone. There was a discussion initiated by the members in Navya Child Rights Club (CRC) established with the help of Don Bosco Yuva Marg, Ramangara during a meeting regarding the problem faced by Master Raghav – a school dropout. The outcome
BOSCO bags National Award
BOSCO (Bangalore Onivyara Seva Coota) has won the national award for ‘Child Welfare -2014’, for the services rendered in the field of welfare of children. The award which consists of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs was presented to BOSCO by the honourable president of India, Mr. Pranab Mukharjee at a function held at the Rastrapathi Bhavan on 14 November, 2015, the Children’s Day. Fr. Mathew Thomas, the Executive Director of BOSCO received the award on
BREADS bids farewell to Fr George Mathew SDB and Fr Thomas Koonan SDB
Fr George Mathew who served as the Executive Director of BREADS Bangalore for 12 years and the Director of BREADS for the last 6 years is moving to Delhi for his new assignment. Fr George Mathew was responsible for the growth of BREADS into a professional organization with a solid foundation. He, being a true professional and a competent person in the development sector was able to establish credible relationships with many agencies both in India and abroad. For the
Action /2015 Campaign kick starts at Karnataka’s Ramanagar District in INDIA. 15th May 2015
Children, from the Hosakote village, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara Dt., Karnataka, India,sat down and wrote letters to their Prime Minister in New Delhi. It was a first time experience for them and there was a sense of wonder on their innocent faces. In their letters they demanded that their Prime Minister as the leader of the nation show commitment to achieve for all the people in India justice and equality to end poverty. The letter writing event took place as part
DB School Yadgir in the Alps of Glory!
Don Bosco Institutions Yadgir once again scribbled the words of victory in the SSLC examination 2015. The success tradition of the Don Bosco School Yadgir continued this year as well with 100% First Class Result. Out of the 34 students who wrote the examinations 12 students bagged distinction, 5 students with A+ and 8 students with A. The rest of the students secured high first classes. While we congratulate all the students for their excellence in the academic field we
Batch Review : A Road to Success
The batch review of the last batch of DB Tech Karnataka was conducted on July 1&2, 2015 in Don Bosco Skill Mission (DBSM), Bennarghata, Bangalore. The Trainers from 10 DB Tech centres of Karnataka participated in the meeting. Fr. Jeeson N (Regional Director), Fr. Maran (DBSM, Bangalore), Fr. Ramesh (DBSM, Bangalore), Mrs. Priyanka (M&E, Don Bosco Skill Mission, Bangalore), Mr. Vincent (State Co-coordinator), Mr. Sreedhar (State MIS and M&E), Mr. Suresh ( Finance) were the members of the reviewing panel.The
DB Tech Kerala: Batch Review Held at Don Bosco, Vaduthala
The Batch Review for the DB Tech centres of Kerala was held in Don Bosco, Vaduthala, Kochi on 6&7 July, 2015. The reviewing panel consisted of Miss. Amulya Tirkey ( Manager : Operations of Corporate Projects, Delhi), Fr. Arul Maran ( Director, Don Bosco Skill Mission (DBSM), Bangalore) , Miss Priyanka ( M&E, from DBSM, Bangalore), Fr. Jeeson N ( Province Co-ordinator, Bangalore Province) and the State co-ordinators Mr. Shonit and Ratheesh. Fifteen centres were reviewed with regard to the
Another Milestone in the History of Don Bosco Tech , Bathery
Don Bosco Technical institute, Bathery was entranced at the “The inauguration of Yamaha Training Centre” on 25th Feb. 2015. It was a remarkable moment when the honorable Chief Guest Hiroshima Kimura San (The Director of Yamaha from Japan) inaugurated the newly set up ‘Don Bosco – Yamaha Automobile Training Lab” in the presence of other dignitaries Rev. Fr. Raju Philip (The Director of DB Tech, Bathery), Raveender Singh, E P Sreekumar and Rev. Fr. Antony. The moment was precious with
International Women’s Day at Hospet
International Women’s Day was celebrated at Don Bosco, Hospet, with the collaboration of Tharuni Mahila Abhivrudhi Society, on 9 March 2015. About 1650 women participated in the event that began with a rally from the Municipal premises. Kanne Umadevi (President, Hosapete City Municipal Council) inaugurated the function. Other guests were Mr Prakash CDPO, Hospet, CMC President, Police Sub Inspector (Hospet), Miss Sarala, and Mrs Meenaski (Durga Vahini Police Inspector), Fr Lawrence (Director), Mrs Savitri (Tharuni President) and others. In the
Invitation to the Celebration of the Blessing and Inauguration of the newly-constructed vocational training centre and the Feast of St.John Bosco.
Cordially inviting everyone to the Celebration of the Blessing and Inauguration of the newly constructed vocational training centre and also the Feast of St. John Bosco in Hospet on 17th January. The program will start with the Blessing by the Bishop of Bellary, Rt.Rev Dr. Henry D’Souza and other Honorable members will also participate.
Don Bosco PYaR Gulbarga Celebrated Children’s Day
Children’s day was celebrated on 14 November 2014 at Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga. Dr. Suresh Kunhi Mohammed IPS, IGP, North-eastern Range, Gulbarga. Fr. Jaimon, Director, Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga, Anandraj, Director, Margadarshi Society, Gulbarga, Dr. Lingaraj Konin, Principal, Sri Shankarlal Lahoti Law College, Gulbarga, Sr. Lourd Mary, Member, Juvenile Justice Board, Gulbarga, Gokul, Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga, Deepika, Don Bosco, Bablad, Fr. Prasad, Project Director, Don Bosco PYaR, Gulbarga, student volunteers from nearby colleges, staff members and over seventy children
Making it the BEST- The certification of 2nd batch and inauguration of 3rd batch at DB BEST Academy
The 2nd certification ceremony and inauguration of the 3rd batch of DB BEST Academy was held on 19 August 2017 at DB BEST academy Bangalore. 84 students from the second batch received the certification and 105 new students have made their way to the third batch of skill training. Fr. Joby Abraham SDB, Director, DB BEST academy, welcomed the gathering and introduced the dignitaries. The Chief Guest of the day was Fr. Jose Koyickal SDB, Vice Provincial, Salesian Province of
Certification of batch 3 and Inauguration batch of 4 at DB BEST Academy
The 4th batch of skill training- BPO, hospitality and retail management was inaugurated at DB BEST Academy on 17th November 2017. Fr. Shalbin Kalanchery SDB, Mission Procurator delivered the presidential address. The other dignitaries on the occasion were Fr. Joy Nedumparambil, Executive Director-BREADS, Mr.Rakesh, Vice President Deutsche Bank, Fr. Joby, Director, DB BEST academy, Mr. Joseph Pradeep, Center Coordinator DB BEST academy, Mr. Bhubaneswar, State Coordinator, DB Tech, Ms. Panimalar CSR Manager BREADS Bangalore. The Certification for Batch 3 was distributed by
Yasmeen
Yasmeen was born in a poor family in the village of Martur. She is the eldest in the family and has four younger siblings. The financial and poor economic conditions at home forced her to stop going to school at an early stage though she aimed and dreamed of pursuing higher education. She started to look after the house hold activities went along with her mother to work thereby bringing financial support to family. Meanwhile she boldly and seriously took
THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE
Kotresh is a young boy from the Davangere district of Karnataka. His family and village were severely affected by the droughts specific to the area, which destroyed all of their livelihood options. Kotresh’s parents moved out of the village in search of a better life and new employment opportunities that might come their way. In his journey, Kotresh saw other children of his age going to school. He wistfully longed to attend classes alongside them, and imagined himself building a
ANGEL IN BLUE
Eramma, a motivated 15-year-old girl, comes from Dhonambali at Deodurga, Raichur, where the malaise of high dropout rates, child marriage and devadasi still persist. She is the president of the Child Rights Club formed under the CREAM project in the local public high school. During her studies, she discovered a 9-years-old girl called Shilpa who was working as a domestic laborer in a governmental employee’s house. She immediately took action. Eramma approached many people in order to rescue Shilpa, but
Enchanting the views for a better life
International women’s day was organized at Chithra Don Bosco, Chitradurga to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of women and to gain momentum towards gender equality and empowerment. The day was celebrated on the theme: “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. The eminent personalities- Ms. Savitha, Raindrop NGO, Ms. Venkata Ratna, Samakhya Samaste, Dr. Isabella.s. Xavier, Sadhana women and child welfare society, Dharward, Ms. Sharavathi, S.I, mahila police station, Ms. Vaishali.J, DCPO, Chitradurga spoke and shared their