Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Adoption Processing at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa August 27, 2010 This notice serves as a reminder that as of May 9, 2010, the Ethiopian government requires that adoptive parents must appear at the federal court hearing for their adoptive child in order for the adoption to …
Category: Ethiopia
PEAR Recommendations from Ethiopia Survey to be Available in October
PEAR conducted a survey of Ethiopia adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents from March 16, 2010 to April 16, 2010. The purpose of the survey was to identify possible areas of unethical practice and procedure in Ethiopian adoptions. PEAR’s intent in doing this was to use the data to recommend changes in the adoption process that will eliminate ethical concerns …
MEDIA: (Australia/Ethiopia) Families in the dark as adoption chief quits
Families in the dark as adoption chief quitsBy Cassie White for News Online’s Investigative Unit The man who ran Australia’s adoption program with Ethiopia for 20 years has stood down amidst ongoing serious allegations of corruption.… Adoptive familes have welcomed the news Mr Gebeyehu will no longer be in charge, but have condemned what they say is the Federal Government’s …
PEAR’s Response to “The Baby Business”
The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism asked a number of experts, practitioners, and advocates in international adoption to respond to “The Baby Business,” Democracy Journal, Summer 2010 by E. J. Graff. You may read all the responses . This is PEAR’s response: It is an unfortunate truth that international adoption is plagued by corruption. We appreciate E.J. Graff’s coverage of …
Media: From Guatemala to Ethiopia
From Guatemala to Ethiopia: Shifts in Intercountry Adoption Leaves Ethiopia Vulnerable for Child Sales and Other Unethical Practices Socmag (SW&SNetwork)June 8, 2010 Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond, Virginia (USA)Excerpt, see full article: http://www.socmag.net/?p=615 “Ethiopia is estimated to have one of the largest populations of “orphaned” children in the world. Most recent statistics place that number at approximately five million (Ethiopian Ministry …
DOS Adoption Notice – Ethiopia
EthiopiaU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Adoption Processing at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa April 13, 2010 The Federal First Instance Court of Ethiopia has announced that as of May 9, 2010, adoptive parents must appear at the federal court hearing for their adoptive child in order for the adoption to be approved. This new …
UPDATE: Licenses Revoked from Nine Orphanages in Ehtiopia
PEAR has received an unconfirmed list of the orphanages involved in the recent revocation of licenses in Ethiopia (see: http://pear-now.blogspot.com/2010/03/media-ethiopia-revokes-licences-of-nine.html). We have been attempting to confirm the list with the Ethiopian government and the US government over the past two weeks. In reply to our request for confirmation, the US Embassy in Addis Ababa recommended that we seek confirmation through …
PEAR Ethiopia Adoption Survey Extended to April 16, 2010
PEAR would like to extend our gratitude to the 100+ people who have completed PEAR’s survey to date. This detailed survey is designed for US citizens who have adopted or are adopting from Ethiopia in order to pinpoint specific issues. Parents who have completed the process or those far along will naturally have more data and experience to share in …
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 …
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 …