“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
A new film that opens in the US this week, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”, stars Jennifer Lopez as a young mother who adopts from Ethiopia when her IVF treatments fails.
International adoption news
Suspension of Adoptions Lifted in Sierra Leone
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
On April 13, 2012, the Government of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs lifted the suspension on intercountry adoptions that it enacted on May 21, 2009. Official information states at this time that any new intercountry adoptions will take place under the country’s existing legal framework. An interagency committee established by the Ministry continues to work on new adoption laws and procedure and the situation remains fluid. We strongly encourage prospective adoptive parents to read all information regarding intercountry adoption procedures for Sierra Leone prior to beginning the process of intercountry adoption.
Spain's Stolen Children
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Spain has been rocked by a scandal that involves children been taken from their birthparents and given to otheres sometimes for money other times a reward gift for hard work.
Philippines matches children for IA
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
The Inter Country Adoption Board (ICAB), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), successfully matched 12 children from Central Visayas for inter country adoption.
Ethiopian Delegation Visits China to Share InterCountry Adoptions
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
Expert Opinion on Adoption Support
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
A developmental perspective is required when it comes to supporting adopted children and the families who take them in.
Romania New Adoption Law in Effect
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
April 11, 2012 The Romanian Office for Adoptions announced that its new adoption law went into effect on April 7, 2012. The new law allows for intercountry adoptions of Romanian children by relatives of the fourth degree of kinship, the spouse of the child’s natural parent, and Romanian citizens who are habitually resident abroad.
Romania New Adoption Law in Effect
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
April 11, 2012 The Romanian Office for Adoptions announced that its new adoption law went into effect on April 7, 2012. The new law allows for intercountry adoptions of Romanian children by relatives of the fourth degree of kinship, the spouse of the child’s natural parent, and Romanian citizens who are habitually resident abroad.
Romania New Adoption Law in Effect
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
April 11, 2012 The Romanian Office for Adoptions announced that its new adoption law went into effect on April 7, 2012. The new law allows for intercountry adoptions of Romanian children by relatives of the fourth degree of kinship, the spouse of the child’s natural parent, and Romanian citizens who are habitually resident abroad.
Ethiopian government travel to China to learn about inter-country adoption
Posted by Cecile Trijssenaar
On 14th, March, 2012, director-general of China Centre for Children's Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA), Zhang Shifeng and deputy director-general, Chu Xiaoying met with a visiting Ethiopian government delegation.
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