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Don Bosco wanted his Salesians and the young people they served, to know that it was easy to be a saint. “Do the ordinary things in an extraordinary way,” he told them. He showed them how it was not necessary to look for extraordinary ways to be holy or to practise virtue.
“Let us strive to fare well in this life and in the next.” -- St. Don Bosco
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About Us
The Origin DB Nepal
Nepal Don Bosco Society
The Nepal Don Bosco Society is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) run by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a Catholic religious institute founded by St. John Bosco. It was formally established in Kathmandu on 14 August 1996 and affiliated with Nepal’s Social Welfare Council in December 1999.
Since its inception, the Society has dedicated itself to the education and empowerment of marginalized youth across Nepal. Its first milestone came in 1999 with the opening of a high school in Siddhipur, Lalitpur District. By 2002, a hostel was created to accommodate children from remote villages, and soon after, a vocational training institute was launched in Thecho. What began as a small computer center in 2001 has since grown into a state-of-the-art Technical Training Institute offering courses in computer applications, graphics, accounting, hardware, tailoring and fashion, electrical trades, mobile repair, and apparel design.
The Thecho campus also operates an evening tuition program for underprivileged children. Six teachers provide free classes to about 220 students from grades I–VIII, six days a week, giving them access to quality education and mentorship otherwise out of reach. Today, Nepal Don Bosco Society runs nine centers across seven districts, offering educational and vocational initiatives that impact an estimated 10,000 young people annually.
To sustain and expand its mission, the Society established its Development Desk in 2007. Initially focused on student sponsorship, the Desk grew into a hub for fundraising and social action, especially during the 2015 earthquake when it coordinated large-scale relief and recovery efforts. Over time, it has built strong collaborations with Salesian Mission offices worldwide, Caritas, and numerous individual benefactors. In April 2023, the Desk launched a dedicated website to enhance transparency, networking, and outreach.
Driven by Don Bosco’s vision, the Nepal Don Bosco Society continues to transform lives by fostering education, skills, and opportunities for Nepal’s most vulnerable youth—helping them build a future of dignity, hope, and empowerment.
Mission
Don Bosco SHARE-N (SHARING HANDS REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE – NEPAL) envisions the all-round formation of the youth of the country, who will act as catalysts in the process of transformation of the society through the wholistic education and training received at our centres and contribute to the growth and progress of the nation through their value based performance and approach to life.
Vision
Don Bosco SHARE-N (DB SHARE-N) SHARING HANDS REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE – NEPAL.is a charitable social wing of the Nepal Don Bosco Society working for the upliftment of the needy of the country by providing timely services in times of emergencies and help and support to the developmental activities undertaken by its sister centres for the youth of Nepal in the fields of formative education and technical training.
Who We Are
An exceptionally Unique friend & lover of Youth
Don Bosco Nepal
Don Bosco SHARE-N: The Don Bosco SHARE-N, as a social wing of the society came to existence in 2005, although in a modest way. It got activated with the sponsorship help being given to the students of the neighbourhood. The first person entrusted with the formation of a Development desk was Fr. Benjamin Pampackal. He carried on with the society as well as educational helps that were already carried out by Fr. Vincent Mondol. The activities of the wing got diversified and intensified during the twin earthquakes of 2015 (25 April and 12 May). Fr. Jijo John initiated all the post-earthquake relief and reconstruction works and continued by Fr. Augusty Pulickal. The DB SHARE-N Desk remains an appreciated PDO for all the Salesian works in Nepal.
Plans & Features
Strategic Objectives
Mobilisation
To identify and mobilize young people and communities for participation in the Thematic areas
Empowerment
To equip young people with appropriate information, knowledge and skills
Capacity
To build capacity of youth in advocacy and lobbying
Inclusion
To ensure inclusion/mainstreaming of Resilience in all relevant laws, policies, guidelines, regulations, and institutional arrangements.
Partnership
To establish partnerships and networks with Government and other institutions to support and strengthen youth engagement and participation.
Engage
To engage and include the young people in environmentally friendly and disaster risk reduction interventions
Resources
To mobilize requisite and adequate resources to fulfill our mission.
Promote
To promote and support national and international initiatives for the achievement of SDGs and climate change action
Governance
To promote good governance and protection of rights of all stakeholders
Activities
The social wing undertakes relief measures. It develops projects in diversified fields and executes them for the benefit of the youth and the poor. Works against discrimination of any kind to people of any class, caste or creed. Provides opportunities for growth and development of young people Supports other DB centres for imparting education and training. Looks for support system for the houses in order to continue and sustain the works undertaken by the DB centres. Keeps in touch with the Donor group, the local program coordinators and the beneficiary themselves. Network with other NGOs and like minded agencies