AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bolivian Life and Family Foundation is preparing two major events: a Meeting for institutions and individuals active in this field in Bolivia and a touring concert on the theme "A Message to Life "

La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Life and Family Foundation is preparing two major events: a Meeting for institutions and individuals active in this field in Bolivia and a touring concert on the theme "A Message to Life ", which starting from 12 October will touch the cities of Oruro, Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz.
The Meeting in Cochabamba 22 - 23 September , will discus how to form a national coordination network. Dr Susana Inch explains: "participants will share information on present activity in view of a national network of coordination with institutions and individuals active in the field of promoting respect and assistance for human life and the family, the latter is the principal objective of the meeting". The network would permit more articulated work all over the country, more effective initiatives, energy saving thanks to share information. Participants will include Bishop Cristóbal Bialasik of the diocese of Oruro who is president of the Foundation and Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia. At the meeting there will be a presentation of the Document of Aparecida and its guidelines.
The Life and Family Foundation, approved by the Bishops Conference of Bolivia during its last plenary assembly, officially began to operate on 11 April this year. The Foundation was created by the Bolivian Bishops' Conference to help society in activities to protect the family and the life and dignity of every human person. Its areas of action are formation, defence of life as a fundamental tight, defence of the family as the natural cradle of life and the defence of marriage between a man and a woman. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 18/9/2007; righe 20, parole 293)