【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2011 年 7 月 6 日比利時Heverlee訊】 ─ 本年，慈幼歐洲網絡「鮑思高青年網絡」“Don Bosco Youth Net”成立十週年：十年來，網絡一直宣揚青少年的參與，並作為平台，讓不同國家互通消息，彼此認識。

「鮑思高青年網絡」(DBYN)是慈幼青年牧民辦事處旗下，因應鮑聖教育風格而成立的國際性網絡。網絡成立十年以來，一直致力於訓練歐洲青少年，以聚會、研討會及國際聚會方式，加強青少年的參與。網絡旨在使他們在不同代表性團體內，成為活躍的公民及主人翁，向所有國際性組織，傳達鮑聖及青少年的聲音。

2001年，當人們還未曉得網絡如何產生，如何運作時，一份以鮑聖方式偕同青少年、全為青少年而工作的號召，無聲無息地成了每項活動的指引方針。

DBYN有著很多強項，其主要之一就是青少年本身，他們的才幹、活力、思維及理念，並以一個團隊來工作。此外，慈幼團體以其在所有在歐洲國家的架構及教育活動，也作出重要的貢獻，並在「歐洲機構」提供資助下，能籌辦很多活動，並使網絡繼續發展。

DBYN背後的另一份動力，就是對籌辦大型計劃的一份期望，俾能幫助普世的青少年。

展望將來，DBYN負責人將延續過去十年的努力與希望，以鮑聖精神，於二十一世紀繼續展現天主對青少年的愛與眷顧。

10 years efforts and hopes

 (ANS - Belgium –Heverlee, 6 July 2011) – This year the Salesian European network “Don Bosco Youth Net” is ten years old: ten years spent promoting involvement by young people, the exchange of ideas and getting to know others from different countries.

“Don Bosco Youth Net” (DBYN) is an international net work of Youth Ministry Offices Salesian organisations inspired by Don Bosco’s style of education. Since it began ten years ago DBYN has been engaged in training young Europeans and getting them involved by means of meetings seminars and international gatherings. The aim has always been to make them active citizens and protagonists in various representative bodies bringing the voice of Don Bosco and of young people to all the international organisations.

In 2001 no one knew just how the network would evolve and where it would go, but the inspiration to work  with and for the young in Don Bosco’s way was the guiding principle  for every activity.

The DBYN has many strengths and the main one is the young people themselves with their talents, energy, ideas and idealism working as a group. In addition,  the contribution  offered by the Salesian communities with their structures and educational activities in all the countries of Europe has been fundamental together with the European Institutions providing the funding which has made it possible to undertake many activities and enable the network to grow.

Another driving force behind the DBYN has been the hope of being able to undertake projects and in this way help all the young people in the world.

As they look to the future, those responsible for the DBYN see that the efforts and the hopes which have marked these first ten years will continue to show the love and the care which God has for the young making use of the spirit of Don Bosco in the XXI century.