The Don Bosco SAGAI, a non-formal training centre for printing caters to the needs of poor youth who are generally drop-outs of school and those who do not intend to enroll themselves in higher education. The centre grew gradually with the mission statement: “To Empower and Educate through Art and skill.” At present this institute trains young boys in the discipline of printing and provides employment and thereby empowering them. In the past 15 years, besides catering to the spiritual and material needs of people in general, Don Bosco Sagai has trained 1750 students in the field of printing and Desktop Publishing has the direct beneficiaries. It is to be noted that more than 85 % of them were successfully placed in the job market both in India and Overseas.
Don Bosco Sagai has good hostel facilities within the campus. The hostels were built with the aim of safeguarding the youngsters by accompanying them also after their training hours. True to the mission of Don Bosco, the students also receive physical, intellectual, spiritual, and psychological formation along with their technical training which enhances their work ethics.
Don Bosco SAGAI continues to qualitatively empower the rural poor youth and underprivileged youth of most backward districts of Tamil Nadu namely Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Cudalore and other districts making them highly qualified to become high-skilled industry-ready professionals with surety of jobs. The institute will strive hard to give poor youngsters quality training and maintain its relevance amidst the challenges it faces due to a lack of finance and resources. May the mission of Don Bosco continue to enlighten many more poor and abandoned youngsters and may noble and generous people join hands with us in this great mission of empowering the young.