On Sunday, December 10, on the International Human Rights Day, Fr. Mauro Verzeletti was awarded the Jorge Mario García Laguardia award and delivered by the Human Rights Procurator of Guatemala, Jordán Rodas. Fr. Mauro was recognized for his more than 20 years of accompaniment of people who had to migrate to other countries, especially the United States due to the social and economic deficiencies that they live in their communities and countries. In his words of gratitude,

Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 9, 2017 – On November 7, 2017, Casa del Migrante Guatemala hosted a coordination meeting of the “Guate Te Incluye” Network, an intersectoral mechanism for coordinating the social and labor inclusion of migrants returning to the country, in which the Scalabrinian Migrant House of Guatemala participates. The meeting was attended by the Director and staff of the Avina Foundation, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of the