Buenos Aires Legislature Awards UPF-Rotary Community Project
- Mar 27
- 2 min read
Buenos Aires, Argentina – UPF-Argentina, the Rotary Club Montserrat, and the Buenos Aires City Legislature hosted a cultural event in the Legislature’s San Martin Hall on March 27, 2026, called “Communities Honor the Homeland.” The program featured speeches and performances by representatives of different ethnic groups, including indigenous and immigrant groups.
This is the fourth year this event has been held, under a Friendship and Cooperation Agreement signed by Rotary International’s District 4895 and UPF-Argentina in 2023. This year, the City Legislature awarded the organizers with a certificate declaring the event “of cultural interest in Buenos Aires.”
The program began with Argentina’s national anthem. A colorful and diverse repertoire of dances included a Brazilian dance, “Cria de Favela,” performed by Sergina; Bolivian dances from the Artistic Cultural Folk Association; a performance from the Juan de los Santos Amores Folk Art Institute; and the Italian Ballet in Argentina performing “Radici.”
This initiative was widely promoted by Peace Ambassador Mr. Horacio Daboul, who for 25 years has hosted a radio program, “La Voz de las Colectividades” (The Voice of the Communities). In recognition of his contribution, Mr. Daboul received a plaque from legislators Mr. Francisco Loupias and Ms. Patricia Glize. He also received certificates from Mr. Juan Sarrafian, vice president of the Argentinian Federation of Communities (FAC); and Mr. Miguel Werner, president of UPF-Argentina.
The UPF award recognized Mr. Daboul for “promoting activities that appreciate the legacy of the various immigration flows, their contributions to culture, national identity, development, and peaceful coexistence.” The program included a video of Mr. Daboul’s community project, “2013 Buenos Aires Celebrates the Homeland,” at Parque de los Patricios.
The “Communities Honor the Homeland” initiative affirms Argentina as the cradle of immigrants, as established in the Preamble to the National Constitution, which welcomes “all men of the world who wish to dwell on Argentine soil.” Argentina has always had a positive view of citizens who arrive from other parts of the world, while encouraging them to maintain their identity and traditions. President Nicolás Avellaneda, who held that office from 1874 to 1880, was a key promoter of immigration in the late 19th century. In his words, “People who forget their traditions lose awareness of their destiny.”
Click here to watch a recording of the event in Spanish.
