{"id":25,"date":"2026-01-29T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:40:25","slug":"qui-sommes-nous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/en\/la-fondation\/qui-sommes-nous\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8411c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8411c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc31be9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc31be9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c333e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c333e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b37eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b37eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>The Don Bosco Foundation works for the education of young people, especially the most vulnerable.<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98ee20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d98ee20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdc43b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbdc43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xavier-ernst.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1162\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xavier-ernst.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xavier-ernst-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xavier-ernst-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xavier-ernst-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xavier-ernst-71x70.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a36b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8a36b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6191fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6191fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Xavier Ernst<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bee744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bee744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President of the Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d8d52 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60d8d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education-1024x359.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1373\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education-1024x359.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education-1536x539.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education-199x70.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fondation-don-bosco-education.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dced65a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dced65a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8110a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c8110a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c3824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c3824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Don Bosco Foundation works for the education of young people, offering quality education for the integral development of the person.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-wrap-mode: initial;\">The French Foundation is <\/span><b style=\"text-wrap-mode: initial;\">recognized as being of public utility <\/b>since January 1986 for the support of works in France and internationally.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-wrap-mode: initial;\">The Belgian Foundation, <strong>of public utility<\/strong>, was created in 2019 to support educational works in the Francophone community of Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5e855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d5e855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A global network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7006dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7006dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both are at the heart of a <a href=\"\/en\/la-fondation\/reseaux-autour-de-la-fondation\/\">broader and international network<\/a> from\u00ab <strong>Don Bosco Houses<\/strong> \u00bbPresent in over 136 countries, this network supports or runs nearly 8,500 diverse projects, welcoming over 2 million young people in schools, vocational training centers, social action or prevention centers, and parishes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57efbeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57efbeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c7ba8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8c7ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8980e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8980e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A unique pedagogy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2453bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2453bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professionals, educators, and facilitators are trained to <strong>preventive pedagogy<\/strong> initiated by its founder Don Bosco (1815-1888). Based on a relationship of trust, this pedagogy discerns and develops the potential of each young person by relying on <strong>reason <\/strong>and the dialogue, on the <strong>heart<\/strong> and respectful affection, and on a <strong>Search for meaning<\/strong>, of <strong>Peace, solidarity, and social justice.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034f441 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"034f441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00849c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00849c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe believe that education is the essential step to create a more just and humane world and to improve everyone's life.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6dbe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6dbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don Bosco Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa20871 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa20871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e933bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e933bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To learn more...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534064b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"534064b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the richness of the Foundation, and the galaxy that surrounds it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1ae7e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad1ae7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c4be4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42c4be4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffcbaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dffcbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/la-fondation\/rapport-annuel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rapport-annuel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rapport-annuel.png 104w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rapport-annuel-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rapport-annuel-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de8867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de8867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/en\/la-fondation\/rapport-annuel\/\">Annual report<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddbcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ddbcb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find the Foundation's activity reports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06960c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e06960c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c5e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6c5e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/la-fondation\/reseaux-autour-de-la-fondation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reseau.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reseau.png 104w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reseau-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reseau-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945e852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"945e852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/en\/la-fondation\/reseaux-autour-de-la-fondation\/\">Networks around the Don Bosco Foundation<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9895f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9895f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the heart of educational and international networks, the Foundation collaborates\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f5e31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9f5e31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c0d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59c0d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/en\/la-fondation\/association-de-soutien-aux-ecoles-techniques-en-afrique-aseta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aseta.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aseta.png 104w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aseta-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aseta-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27a300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b27a300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/en\/la-fondation\/association-de-soutien-aux-ecoles-techniques-en-afrique-aseta\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ASETA<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013355d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"013355d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Legacy program\u2019<strong>A<\/strong>Association <strong>S<\/strong>Support for <strong>\u00c9<\/strong>establishments <strong>T<\/strong>technological\u2019<strong>A<\/strong>frique.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369b3f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"369b3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389e044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"389e044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/en\/la-fondation\/organisation-gouvernance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/domaine.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/domaine.png 104w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/domaine-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/domaine-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95f6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f95f6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdonbosco.org\/en\/la-fondation\/organisation-gouvernance\/\">Organization and Governance<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fd14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1fd14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteers and employees to support education with an ethic respecting donors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9232cf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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