AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEcuador Rights Watch: Ecuador’s new adoption law took effect Aug. 14, and Human Rights Watch says it entrenches discrimination against LGBTQ people, including barring single gay and lesbian people from adopting and allowing loss of parental rights tied to gender-affirming care. Indigenous Youth & Culture: Cultural Survival hosted the first Indigenous Youth Fellowship Gathering in Ecuador’s Napo Province, bringing together Indigenous youth to strengthen leadership and community media. Community & Faith in Ecuador: Franciscan University students are spending nearly three weeks in Olón, Ecuador, supporting English lessons and daily activities at Fundación Santa María del Fiat. Local Life, Global Attention: A Kissimmee mother and daughter who were arrested on ICE holds after a car crash have self-deported to Ecuador, raising fresh questions about asylum processes and enforcement. Sports & Food Culture: Ecuador’s encebollado is up against Cuba’s ropa vieja in Ibai Llanos’ Food World Cup vote—another tasty spotlight on Ecuadorian cuisine. Architecture & Design: Templeton Ford, a new studio rooted in landscape and craft, is featured in Wallpaper*’s 2026 architects directory.
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