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Don Bosco Society, variously known as ‘The Salesians of Don Bosco', ‘The Don Bosco Educational Society', etc., was founded by St. John Bosco (1815 - 1888), an eminent educationist in Italy. A Religious Order of the Catholic Church, the society has over 32,000 members working in 132 countries. Through a global network of educational and social service organizations which include 14 universities, 58 institutions of higher education and thousands of schools and social development centers it caters to the less privileged and marginalized sections of society.
In view of its reach and expertise in the field of education, catering to over nine million young people currently the world over, the Society enjoys consultancy status at the United Nations.
In India, the Salesians of Don Bosco began their operations way back in 1906. From a small beginning with a trade school and a hostel for poor children at Thanjavoor, Tamil Nadu, the Society today has over 5000 members (Fathers, Sisters and Brothers). Its services are offered through 25 colleges, over 100 technical schools, and a large network of high schools and scores of non-formal technical and agricultural training centers, spread across the country, covering the entire spectrum of social development. The society is also involved in literacy centers, shelters for street children and rehabilitation and relief operations. The government of India has recognized the Salesians of Don Bosco as the largest non-governmental provider of technical education in the country.
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