President Danilo Medina has awarded Dr. Liliana Mayo Ortega, founder and director general of the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP) the Heraldic Order of Christopher Columbus.
Mayo Ortega was invited to the country by First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina to share her experience on caring for children with special needs, and to strengthen links between the Ann Sullivan Center and the Integrated Care Center for Disabilities (CAID) in the Dominican Republic.
The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Tuesday 25 February in the presence of First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina and Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo.
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