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UN International Day of Families 2015
International Day of Families Observed in Ecuador
Written by Hiromi Mishima, executive director, UPF-Ecuador
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Quito, Ecuador—Ambassadors for Peace in Ecuador organized events in Quito and Guayaquil on May 16 and 30 to celebrate the UN International Day of Families 2015.
In Quito, a conference about the importance and value of each of member of the family was held at the Peace Embassy. Among the 20 participants were Ambassadors for Peace; an adviser to the National Assembly, the legislative branch of the Ecuadorian government; a UN volunteer; Christian missionaries; a professor; and university students. There was a real familial atmosphere among them.
In Guayaquil, the International Day event was held at a hotel. Ambassadors for Peace from the city invited their friends and families. Among the 75 participants were a former member of Ecuador’s Ministry of Social Welfare; entrepreneurs; the chief administrative officer of a local university; professors; comptrollers; a representative from the people’s ombudsman office; officers of the Association of Lawyer and the Court of Justice in Guayas; and university students. The children of Ambassadors for Peace and students served at the reception following the event.
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