The Fabretto story began in 1948, when the Salesian missionary Rev. Rafael Maria Fabretto left his hometown of Vicenza (Venice Region), Italy, and journeyed to Nicaragua. Father Fabretto, quick to immerse himself in the local community, was deeply moved by the plight of the impoverished children he encountered. Before long, he had founded a group of children’s homes – which he referred to as the “Oratorios” – in the rugged countryside of northern Nicaragua.
On a volunteer trip to Nicaragua in 2014, Gemma got to know many of the communities we serve as she accompanied children on the long roads they must travel from school to their homes and saw...
In Lidia and Alexander’s house, every day, the day begins at four in the morning and ends at ten at night. The last thing they do is leave prepared the meat that in the early morning will ...
