About Don Bosco
Welcome to a World of Compassion and Change
Don Bosco Fambul (DBF) is a Local Non-Governmental Organisation that helps minors and young people who live in situations of high vulnerability in Sierra Leone. We provide comprehensive support, by reuniting children with their families and empowering them with education and skills training.
Our programs include reaching out to vulnerable Indviduals on the streets through our mighty bus program to offer them assistance and support.
We provide shelters and therapy for minors who have experienced abuse or are involved in commercial sex, through rehabilitation. A programme that provides education and psychosocial support to inmates at Pademba Prison. A nationwide 24-Hour Free hotline for counselling and referral of cases. Additionally, the Hope Plus programme offers education and skills training to out-of-shelter girls who live in a situation of commericial sex.
Mission
Our mission is to educate, train, form, inspire and empower young people towards human, social and spiritual growth
Vision
We aspire to be the most efficient child safeguarding agency that reaches out to all vulnerable children and youth in Sierra Leone to enhance their difnified futures.
Our Target Groups
Children and youth especially those in street situations. In commercial sex, in conflict and in conflict wit hteh law, ophans and trafficeked, neglected and rejected, survirors of abuse and harmful practices (FGM and early marriage), young men in prison and all potential surviviors
Aims and Objectives
- To meet and support street children in reunification with their families of origin, extended families, foster families or alternative care
- To educate young people to become value based and productive citizens for the development of Sierra Leone
- To promote quality education by enabling young men and women to become self reliant
- To provide Youth with skill training and economic support to promote self employment
- To professionalize our social work, meeting the needs of deprived children and youngsters in the adequate way