Advocacy Alert: Adoptive Parent Petition to the Joint Council on International Child Services

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 …

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 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 …

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 …