In the World
The first Salesian Sisters set foot on African soil at Mers-el-Kebir in Algeria on December 8, 1893. Two years previously the Salesians had established a community there. The Sisters faced great poverty when they opened the oratory-youth centre which immediately welcomed all the girls and young women of the place. They set up sewing classes and became involved in catechism lessons and other tasks in the parish.(Cf. 'Journey of the Institute within a century’, vol.2)
In Africa, today, there are 8 Provinces consisting of 22 nations
| AEC | EQUATORIAL AFRICA-CAMERUN, CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, GABON, GUINEA EQUATORIALE | AFC | CENTRAL AFRICA-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
| AFE | EST AFRICA-: ETHIOPIA, KENYA, RWANDA, SUDAN, TANZANIA | AFM | SOUTHERN AFRICA-LESOTHO, SOUTH AFRICA, ZAMBIA |
| AFO | OVEST AFRICA-BENIN, COSTA d’AVORIO, MALI, TOGO | ANG | ANGOLA |
| MDG | MADAGASKAR | MOZ | MOZAMBICO |
