An adoptive mother of a child from Ethiopia has started a petition to the JCICS to reconsider their “Emergency Campaign” to the slowdown in adoption processing in Ethiopia. The preamble for the petition states: This is a response of adoptive parents, prospective adoptive parents, adoptees, and others with an interest and concern in the international adoption programs with Ethiopia to …
Category: Ethiopia
PEAR’s Statement on MOWA’s Decision to Reduce the Number of Adoptions Processed Daily in Ethiopia
PEAR’s Statement on MOWA’s Decision to Reduce the Number of Adoptions Processed Daily in Ethiopia Last week, PEAR was alerted by various sources to the Ethiopian Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) decision to reduce the number of adoptions it processes daily from 40- 50 cases down to 5 in the near future. According to these sources, the decision was based …
DOS Adopton Alert Ethiopia
Ethiopia Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Government of Ethiopia Plans Major Slow-Down in Adoption Processing March 9, 2011 Citing the need to work on quality and focus on more important strategic issues, the Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA) will reduce to a maximum of five the number …
DOS Adoption Alert: Ethiopia- Better Futures Adoption Services
Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 8, 2011 On December 9, 2010, the Government of Ethiopia revoked the Better Futures Adoption Services’ registration to operate in Ethiopia because of the organization’s misuse of its license in activities concerning the welfare of children. The U.S. Embassy strongly recommends that prospective adoptive parents who have …
PEAR’s Remarks for the DOS Conference: Ethiopia a New Adoption Agenda
PEAR’s Remarks for the DOS Conference: Ethiopia a New Adoption Agenda The following text was intended to be read to the participants of the DOS conference held on Monday, January 24, 2011. PEAR was to particpate in the first panel discussion, but was unable to attend at the last minute. We were invited by DOS to submit the remarks, as …
PEAR’s Statement Following the Conference: Ethiopia, a New Adoption Agenda
On Monday, January 24, 2011, The US Department of State (DOS) hosted a teleconference entitled: Ethiopia, a New Adoption Agenda. The purpose of the conference was to gather a variety of adoption stakeholders, discuss concerns, and find some common solutions to address those concerns. Minutes of the meeting will be published soon on the DOS adoption website: www.adoption.state.gov. PEAR participated …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ethiopia
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues The Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs invites you to attend Ethiopia Adoption: Solutions into Action January 24, 2011 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. To participate via teleconference, please dial: tel. 888-363-4749 Access Code: 6276702 How do we move forward to ethically and transparently protect children, birth …
MEDIA: Under Pressure, Ethiopia Plans Crackdown on Baby Business
The following article cites the Ethiopia Survey Report conducted by PEAR. The survey report can be found on our website under “Projects & Positions”: www.pear-now.org The survey was based upon reports of corrupt and unethical practices received by PEAR over a two year period and incorporated the PEAR Prospective Adoptive Parents Bill of Rights (also available on our website). The …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Notice – Ethiopia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Adoption Processing at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa December 6, 2010 The Department of State continues to be concerned about reports highlighting adoption related fraud, malfeasance, and abuse in Ethiopia, and acknowledges the concerns expressed by families over the integrity of the adoption process. The U.S. Embassy in Addis …
PEAR Releases Results of Ethiopia Survey of Adoptive Parents
PDF updated with footnote (see end of post) Over the past two years, PEAR has received numerous comments and complaints concerning adoptions from Ethiopia. Investigations by governments and the media increased substantially towards the end of 2009. As PEAR began to see a pattern similar to that of Vietnam and Guatemala before their closures to US adoptions, we decided to …