Povertà educativa, un costrutto con radici lontane. L’esperienza di don Bosco tra vecchie e nuove povertà.

Reflecting on the definition of educational poverty proposed by Save the Children Italy in 2014, the article focuses on the experience of Don Giovanni Bosco, a forerunner in the prevention and fight against multiple forms of material and immaterial poverty. In the context of the nineteenth century’s socio-economic changes, the Piedmontese priest sensed that it was necessary to act on the educational front. The article highlights how Don Bosco, starting from his personal experience of deprivation, committed to ensuring a rich education and a solid educational community. His proposal for integral education is connected to professional training and integration in the workplace and it is noted how still is effective in germinating even minimal individual resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]