Colombian nun honored for 27 years of youth support in Korea

Carmen Margarita Avendano Cubillos, a Colombian nun with the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family, received a presidential commendation Wednesday for 27 years of volunteer work supporting underprivileged youth in Korea.

The award was presented at the Ministry of Justice’s annual Together Day ceremony, held at Yongsan Art Hall in Seoul, to mark the 19th anniversary of the commemorative day celebrating Korea’s growing diversity.

The ministry invited some 700 Koreans and foreign residents t