Our Team

The Salesians Don Bosco mission is oriented towards the social, spiritual and human development of the youth. This mission fully coincides with the goals of the international cooperation for development (Ms Francoise Leonard and Fr Isaac Diez, Rome 2005).

The PDO – Planning, Management and Execution of Projects; an instrument for the economic management of the province; networking; promote new vision and a new model of educative pastoral work (Conclusions, Rome 2005).

Mandate and Role

• • It serves as a link, a bridge, between the consecrated Salesians and civil society in the work of promoting youth development and empowerment, justice, and holistic human development.
  • is a point of reference for all development and humanitarian projects in the Province
  • Involved within the provincial animation structures. The office does contribute to the provincial planning and animation, helps also to work out the OPP (Overall Provincial Plan) or the Provincial Strategic Plan together with the Youth Ministry Delegate (or commission).
  • PDO helps the local communities to develop their mission according a plan. PDO is also involved in the formation of our Lay Mission Partners. PDO helps the Salesians to move from the ‘charity’ or ‘institution’ mentality towards the ‘systematic development work’ in the mission
  • The Planning and Development Office “Translates” the Strategic Plans into Programmes and Projects, and tries to raise funds for them. The Strategic Plans by Sectors are the roadmaps that lead the PDO’s actions.