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Exposing Corruption in International Adoption
From Philanthropy.com: Tiny Spark is new podcast on the business of doing good. The first installment takes a look at corruption in international adoption and how it has caused problems despite the generous impulses of many parents. Amy Costello, a freelance reporter and radio producer, hosts and produces the program. In the past decade, American [...]
Ethiopia: USCIS Update on Processing of “not clearly approvable” cases
From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: From: Public Engagement <Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov> Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 1:18 PM Subject: USCIS UPDATE ON PROCESSING OF “NOT CLEARLY APPROVABLE” CASES Dear Stakeholder: The USCIS team in Addis Ababa completed its site visit. We are pleased to report that the team was able to complete its review of [...]
Author explains adoption “market forces of supply and demand”
From NPR: Motivated by the desire to provide a home to a needy child, parents like the Franklins don’t like to talk about international adoption as a business. But clearly the market forces of supply and demand have been at work. A country opens its doors to prospective parents, whether because of war, natural disaster, [...]
Inter-country Adoption: Steep Declines in International Adoptions by U.S. Parents Reflect Mixed Record
From RH Reality Check: An important question is: what is happening? The answer is complex. To begin with, the unfortunate reality is that inter-country adoption has a mixed history. On the positive side: many children have impressive developmental gains once they begin living in a family setting rather than a child care institution. Also, medical [...]
Ethiopia: US Department of State Adoption Notice – Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases – November 16, 2011
From the US Department of State: Ethiopia November 16, 2011 Notice: Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases This notice provides supplemental information to the adoption notice of October 7, 2011, adding additional details on the process applicable to orphan petitions filed with a U.S. Embassy Consular Section overseas. While the description has been tailored to answer [...]
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