Ethiopia Catholic University Students Receive Scholarships

In line with the Lasallian mission to provide education and support to those most in need, the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation and La Salle International Foundation have partnered to deliver life-changing scholarship assistance to students in Ethiopia. During the 2024-2025 academic year, 35 Ethiopian Catholic University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (ECUSTA) students received this critical…

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The La Salle Foundation Rome Fund 

The La Salle International Foundation is honored to announce the creation of the La Salle Foundation Rome Fund in Honor of Craig Franz, FSC, PhD, as a unique way that Lasallians and friends can join in supporting the needs and work of the international Lasallian network through the La Salle Foundation in Rome.   For over…

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Fratelli Project: A Shared Mission in Lebanon and Colombia, Being A Good Samaritan

From the outskirts of Beirut and Saida in Lebanon to Maicao in Colombia, our Fratelli Projects reflect the Lasallian commitment to education, dignity, and inclusion for vulnerable children and youth. The projects support refugee families fleeing war and persecution by offering personalized educational programs, vocational training for youth and mothers, and specialized care for new…

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A Special Partnership with Loyola Foundation for Young People in Argentina 

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The Loyola Foundation, a family-based charitable organization primarily dedicated to supporting overseas Catholic mission activities in less developed countries, has partnered with the La Salle International Foundation and Lasallian ministries worldwide for years. In 2024, that partnership strengthened to a new level as Loyola Foundation board members sought out and selected a special “impact project.”   …

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“Together La Salle”: A Partnership and Pilot Project 

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Students in Michigan hear about our Lasallian ministries in Cambodia. Students in Albany, New York hear about our work with refugees and marginalized students in the Middle East, Latin America and Southern Asia. Lasallian students in New York City hear about the challenges of rural educational opportunities in South Sudan, Guatemala and Sri Lanka. All…

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Kenya: Christ the Teacher Institute for Education

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Christ the Teacher Institute for Education (CTIE) has been the historic name for what is now called the School of Education at Tangaza University, located in the Karen neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. CTIE began with 13 students in 1993 and has grown to include upward of 600 students in recent years. Many of the students…

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The Gift of Clean Drinking Water…

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Next time you sip some water, consider that students and families have no clean water to drink, wash, or cook at one of our other Lasallian schools in Peru. No water bottles, bottled water, tap with clean running water, or healthy water from a well. Instead, given no option, they drink contaminated, unhealthy water that…

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Thailand: Stateless children educated in a Bamboo School

A group of children standing in the dirt.

Stateless adults and their children cross the border from Myanmar every morning to labor in northern Thailand’s rubber factories.  Ineligible for public primary education, a nearby charity school has been constructed specifically for these otherwise neglected children.  Because the government prohibits permanent structures on the border, The School Has Been Creatively Constructed From Bamboo.  Along…

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Ivory Coast: Abobo Welcomes Street Children

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This project provides a safe residence for children who otherwise live on the street. The children receive medical and counseling support and then are gradually placed into public schools while being reunited with their families. This project focuses on street children between 8 and 15 years of age who have been disassociated from their families. The children are welcomed…

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