The mission

It is always with great admiration that we publish the report from the doctors volunteering in the temporary clinics of the Adwa mission. Our THANKS to them and to all our collaborators!...

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The mission is primarily dedicated to education, meaning the integral formation of the person, starting from the very first years of life through adulthood. Infants are looked after for the first three years by a volunteer nurse, who teaches the mothers and monitors growth....

The Salesian mission in Adwa works in the spirit of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello, following their charisma in educating. From its foundation, the goals have been to: Evangelise, educating through the school and introduction into the workforce. Defend life in all its forms....

Italian history textbooks remember Adwa as the first time a "white" army was defeated on African soil...

  It is a hope that burns bright in the lives of the poor, the only stable reference centre for thousands of people who turn to Kidane Mehret in times of emergency, for advice, for help, truly for anything they might need. In an...