This series was broadcast in Romania in the Fall of 2009 on Antena 1 TV and is now available on Youtube. They are extremely powerful and touching videos. Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=yPOetgu-xfA Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gEATguSprmY& feature=related Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=V5ZIwZfl44& feature=relatedPart 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=c6ZR-9Y2vd4& feature=related Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ATKKPjVGijs& feature=related Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=1MYMvnS8dwY& feature=related Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All …
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CIVIL SUITS: Little Pearls/Vietnam
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/03/24/25836.htm Seven Claim Adoption Agency Rolled Them By MARIMER MATOS TAMPA (CN) – Couples trying to adopt children from Vietnam say the Little Pearls Adoptions Agency took $133,000 to “hold” children for them, then informed them it had a “license issue,” and refuses to return the money. In the federal RICO complaint, the seven plaintiffs sued Debbie Fischer and Richard …
UPDATE: Hungary, Hungarian Ministry Statement on Adoptions for 2010
http://www.szmm.gov.hu/main.php?folderID=16497&articleID=42014&ctag=articlelist&iid=1 Information for the prospective adoptive parents about the number of the applications the Hungarian Central Authority can accept in 2010 Central Authority 26th of October 2009 As we reported in our letter dated on 22nd of October 2008, every year we are going to inform You about the applications we can accept the next year. In 2010 we do …
PEAR releases revised International Adoption Doctor Directory
Link to Directory updated on May 14, 2010 The revised directory can be freely downloaded from PEAR’s website athttp://www.pear-now.org/PEAR_IA_Doctor_E-Directory.pdf This directory is arranged alphabetically by state and city within each state. The clinics listed in this directory have at least one MD or DO in its practice and have experience with international adoption medicine. Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR) …
UPDATE: Guatemala – DOS Adoption Alert
Guatemala Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Hogar Listserve Updates The Office of Children’s Issues provides regular updates to families and adoption service providers specifically affected by legal actions taken regarding hogares or child care centers for children in Guatemala awaiting international adoptions. If you received this e-mail in error and do not wish …
Adoptee Voice: Camryn Mosley
Camryn Mosely recently completed an interview with Guam Family Magazine. The resulting article was published in November 2009 and is now available online at: http://issuu.com/guamfamilymagazine/docs/nov09issuehires Camryn was adopted from Cambodia in December 1999. Her adoption adoption story was highlighted in the Washington Post and People magazine after it was discovered and reported that her history and documents had been falsified. …
MEDIA: CAMBODIA plans to reopen the door to foreign adoptions by the end of March 2011
The following article was reported at http://khmernz.blogspot.com/2010/03/foreign-adoptions-by-2011.html via CAAI News Media Tuesday, 30 March 2010 15:05Mom Kunthear and Irwin Loy CAMBODIA plans to reopen the door to foreign adoptions by the end of March 2011, officials said Monday, meaning the Kingdom has one year to meet strict international guidelines put in place to prevent child trafficking. The announcement comes after …
Adoptee Voice: Camryn Mosley
Camryn Mosely recently completed an interview with Guam Family Magazine. The resulting article was published in November 2009 and is now available online at: http://issuu.com/guamfamilymagazine/docs/nov09issuehires Camryn was adopted from Cambodia in December 1999. Her adoption adoption story was highlighted in the Washington Post and People magazine after it was discovered and reported that her history and documents had been falsified. …
UPDATE: Haiti & Nepal – ISS March 2010 Monthly Review
Excerpts from the International Social Services March 2010 Monthly Review HAITI: Update on child protection measures post earthquakeUNICEF has published a short report summarising the situation in Haiti post earthquake, paying specific attention to the needs of children. ISS is working on a report (which is still at a draft stage) with UNICEF on the adoption situation in Haiti post-earthquake. …
Media: Ethiopia revokes licences of nine charitable organizations
http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=120802 APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Ethiopia revoked the license of nine orphanages (charity organizations) who they claim to be involved in ‘illegal’ activities of child rights abuse, APA learns here on Wednesday.The nine charity organizations have been working to adopt children for the past few years to Europe and America.However, the office, which is in charge of registering charity organizations at the …