Canadian Ambassador Andrew Shisko and CAMTA

On Tuesday evening (Feb. 28) CAMTA was honoured to receive an invitation from the Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador, Andrew Shisko. He and his wife Margaret welcomed the entire Week Two CAMTA team to their residence for an informal meet and greet. Other guests included representatives from the Academia Cotopaxi (the high school which provides CAMTA’s student translators – see blog post from Feb. 25), TRAP – The Rhythmic Arts Project (founded by former Beach Boy Eddie Tuduri), El Triangulo, and the Tierra Nueva Foundation.

Ambassador Shisko has been a huge supporter of CAMTA from the beginning of his posting in Ecuador in 2009. He recognizes the invaluable help that CAMTA has provided to the country, not only from the medical perspective, but also as an inspirational force for training, volunteerism, and mentorship for medical professionals, students and the young people of Ecuador.

Here he poses for a picture with CAMTA translator Sammy Ruiz and Patricia Jarrin, Medical Director of Un Canto a la Vida hospital .

Members of the embassy staff followed up that event with a visit on Friday morning to Un Canto a la Vida, touring the ward and speaking to patients and CAMTA volunteers about their experiences.

We thank Andrew and Margaret Shisko and the rest of the Canadian Embassy staff very much for their generosity and support, and for giving us the opportunity to meet so many people who represent organizations that do such good work here and around the world.

Would you like to support our work in Ecuador? Please click here to donate to CAMTA.