Description:
Pedro De Leon, Executive Director of Hogar de Ninos Fatima and a Guatemalan lawyer, will be providing a primer on Guatemalan Child Welfare Law for the Colorado Bar Association's Spanish Speaking Lawyers Committee on Friday, June 25, 2021 from 12:00-1:15. The presentation will be in Spanish, with the opportunity to ask questions in both Spanish and English. The discussion will cover the evolution of Child Welfare Law in Guatemala since 2007, the role of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and a case study on how the evolution of these laws have impacted the children's home of which Mr. De Leon is Executive Director. The SSLC is asking for donations in support of Hogar de Ninos Fatima in order to participate in this CLE program.
About the Speaker:
Pedro de León is an attorney and director of the Fátima Children’s Home located in Guatemala City. Pedro has been involved with the Home since its founding in 2002 and director since 2016. Pedro has extensive knowledge of child welfare law in Guatemala and first hand experience working with some of Central America’s most vulnerable children.
In place of a registration fee, we ask that you please donate to the Guatemalan Children's Home called Hogar de Ninos Fatima when you register. The home has been desperately impacted by the pandemic losing many of its sponsors and we are seeking to raise $2000 to help the home meet its diaper needs for the children. You can donate here: https://friendsoffatimainc.wixsite.com/donate
Contact Katie Roberts at
knull@cobar.org for late registration or registration issues.