Paper OrphanKishan Sharki (Kantipur Daily) Translated from Nepali By Deepak Adhikari. Lalitpur – The language and gestures of Kishan Sharki show that he is a young boy of Catalonia, Spain where he is living now. His English is influenced by Spanish accent. He uses Facebook and helps his mother in arranging spoons and forks in the kitchen. Before this, he …
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Adoptee Voice: Journee Bradshaw
The below poem was written by Journee Bradshaw. Journee was adopted from Ethiopia and is attempting to come to terms with the circumstances of her adoption.Her story was highlighted in the ABC Australia news story Fly Away Home http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2009/s2834100.htm We are honored to reprint Journee’s poem: It is Everything ~ Journee Bradshaw “Hold your head up”, they say.I walk with …
Paper orphans (The Kathmandu Post)
Paper orphans (The Kathmandu Post): http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/03/23/Oped/Paper-orphans/206483/ Anita Krishnan MAR 23 – I have had opportunities to work with institutionalised children, and somewhere a question that always hung silently was: “what end does institutional care hold for the children?” Not that I left it to silence. As a student I talked about it, among friends we discussed it and once I …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice on Cambodia
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues March 2010 On December 3, 2009, new legislation on intercountry adoption was signed into law in Cambodia. The new law seeks to create a country-wide comprehensive child welfare system and an intercountry adoption process in compliance with the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention (the Convention) to which Cambodia is …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice
Cambodia Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues March 2010 On December 3, 2009, new legislation on intercountry adoption was signed into law in Cambodia. The new law seeks to create a country-wide comprehensive child welfare system and an intercountry adoption process in compliance with the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention (the Convention) to which Cambodia …
Ethiopia: Gelgela Orphange
This past weekend, PEAR was forwarded a letter from the US Embassy in Addis to US Adoption Service Providers. We understand that some, but not all agencies have informed their clients of the letter and new USE scrutiny of cases involving the Gelgela Orphanage. We believe it is important for adopting and adoptive families to have this information so we …
UPDATE: Hague Accredited Agencies
The following agencies received Hague accreditation between October 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010: Adoption Alliance2121 S. Oneida Street #420Denver, CO 80224Accredited 02/04/2010 to 02/04/2014 Adoption Hope International284 Shoreward DriveMyrtle Beach, SC 29579Accredited 10/20/2009 to 10/29/2013 Catholic Charities North Dakota5201 Bishops Boulevard, Suite BFargo, ND 58104-7605Accredited 1/15/2010 to 1/15/2014 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago721 N. LaSalleChicago, IL 6061Accredited …
British Columbia closes
British Columbia closes Nepal Alert A February 2010 report issued by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Convention cites significant problems with the Nepal adoption process. Concerns include falsification of documents, lack of financial accountability, and uninformed consent of birth family. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has also expressed concerns regarding the validity of documents issued from Nepal. A full copy …
DOS Adoption Notice – Cameroon Adoption Scams
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Internet Adoption Fraud Scams on Rise March 19, 2010 The Department of State is aware of a growing number of Internet scams offering to match prospective adoptive parents with a child who is allegedly available for adoption in Cameroon. Americans should be extremely cautious about sending money to …
UPDATE: USCIS Centralizes I 600 A/ I 600 Processing
USCIS Centralizes Processing of Orphan Adoptions Change will Streamline Processing WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on April 1, 2010, it is centralizing processing and adjudication of all new orphan (Non-Hague) petitions with the agency’s specialized adoptions team in Missouri. Prospective adoptive parents will continue to file their Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative …