The Association of Families and Women of the Rural Region of Murcia (AFAMMER) opened its regional headquarters this afternoon in the County of La Palma, in a ceremony to be held from 18 hours in the plenary hall of the City Neighborhood Council, with assistance from the national president of the association, María del Carmen Quintanilla, and regional, Carmen English.
Among the attendees are the authorities acting general manager for the Prevention of Gender Violence and Juvenile Reform, Teresa Moreno, the mayor of Torre Pacheco, Daniel García, and Council of the City of Cartagena, Nicholas Angel Bernal, Decentralization and Health; Clara Heredia, Women, and the District Isaiah Camarzana.
The inauguration of the headquarters of AFAMMER will also have the presence of the painter Alfonso Ortuño, who will give a lecture titled Something About Velázquez.
AFAMMER born in Aragon in 1989 as an association for the promotion, improvement and protection of livelihoods, both economic and social and cultural development of rural women and families.
At the same time claiming the role of women in rural development, promoting their education and facilitating their incorporation into the labor market through various initiatives.
The association has managed to have a presence in nearly 300 villages in the autonomous region of Aragon, with over 200 delegates and 150 local boards responsible for the work of the association in their own towns and counties.
Sustaining the partnership comes from the share of nearly 11,000 associates and the contributions of public and private entities depending on the program to be developed.
During these years of experience, has not only achieved AFAMMER be a pioneering NGO in defense of rural women in Spain but also internationally.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena