Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI), Walvanda, Jawhar in Maharashtra, celebrated World Youth Skills Day with great spirit and participation on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in collaboration with the District Skill Development Department, Palghar. The event focused on this year’s global theme, "Youth Empowerment through AI and Digital Skills," underscoring the essential role of skill-building in empowering young people and creating a more inclusive and prosperous society.
“Run, jump, play, but do not sin.” – Don Bosco
In the heart of the tribal belt of Jawhar Taluka, the spirit of Don Bosco came alive as Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS), Walvanda hosted a spirited and soul-enriching Summer Camp 2025 from 12th to 17th May. The week-long camp brought together 83 enthusiastic children from Walvanda and Sadakpada in a vibrant celebration of joy, learning, and togetherness. With boundless energy and radiant smiles, the children transformed the campus into a buzzing hub of creativity and laughter.
On 19th January 2025, Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS), Walvanda, celebrated the Bal Mela with the children attending the Supportive Education and Empowerment Program (SEEP). This event was organized by BSVS in collaboration with BOSCONET, Delhi. The SEEP Coordinator, Program Managers, Supervisors, Animators, and Project Staff meticulously organized the entire program. The children came from 32 villages in the Jawhar and Mokhada Talukas, with around 850 children participating in the Bal Mela. They all travelled by jeep to the event.
Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS), Walvanda celebrated the feast of St. Dominic Savio on the 6th July 2024 along with the ITI students and the oratory children to honour the young saint known for his unwavering faith and dedication to serving others. The day was marked by Eucharistic celebrations in the morning for the community, inspiring assembly with the ITI students and a wonderful inauguration of a new oratory, all emphasizing the enduring spirit of youth and holiness.
Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS), Walvanda, along with Isabel Martin Foundation, Spain, conducted an evaluation on the Women Empowerment and Livelihood Project from 23 to 25 March 2023. BSVS has collaborated with the Foundation for a period of six years from 2017-2023.
Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS) organized a festive celebration for the children part of the Supportive Education and Empowerment Programme (SEEP) on 5 March 2023.
SEEP is an important intervention of BSVS to improve the quality of education among the tribal children in Jawhar and Mokhada blocks of Palghar district. This programme is implemented in collaboration with BoscoNet, New Delhi. A total of 934 primary school children attend two hours of classes in the 32 SEEP centres set up by BSVS.
30 supportive classes for the school children attending Classes I to V are being conducted in the villages of Jawhar and Mokhada blocks of Palghar district by Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS), Walvanda. This project is financially supported by BoscoNet, New Delhi.
A five day residential workshop for the teachers of the Supportive Education and Empowerment Programme (SEEP) was conducted in Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha (BSVS), Walvanda, from 14 to 18 September 2022.
30 local youth were selected by BSVS to conduct remedial education classes daily for the primary school children in 30 villages. The residential workshop was conducted to prepare these youth to teach effectively. Read More