Money for Children/Kindergeld

Date: 2009-01-19

Originally published in Austrian magazine Profil, January 19, 2009 / Translation by Dr. Eric Agstner

Exclusive story. In the case of countless children having been adopted in Ethiopia it is unclear whether they really are orphans. Two of them are certainly not. The documentation of a large number of human tragedies and unparalleled failure of the Austrian authorities.

By Andrea Rexer

Geplaatst: Zo jan 18, 2009 13:34 Onderwerp: Even voorstellen-Pondok Pelangi Hallo, ik ben nieuw op dit forum dus wil ik mezelf even voorstellen. Mijn naam is Sofian, geboren op 12 april 1981 en momenteel wonend in Dongen. In Juni 1981 ben ik geadopteerd vanuit het weeshuis Pondok Pelangi. Anderhalve maand voordat ik daar terecht kwam heb ik bij een man (die Jopie Sajetapie heet) in huis gewoont. Tevens heeft Els Wunnink hier ook een rol in gespeelt die destijds werkzaam was voor de stichting die meehielp bij de adoptie. Volgens Jopie kom ik uit Leuwiliang (bij Bogor) en heb daar 4 broers en 2 zussen waarvan 1 overleden. Helaas is er bij mij niet meer bekend. Op forums heb ik gelezen dat Mevr. Wunnink is overleden maar ondertussen heb ik gehoord dat dit niet waar is. Als iemand iets herkend in mijn verhaal zou ik daar graag mee in contact komen..

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Adoption: A Love Story

by Deal Hudson - January 17, 2009

Reprinted with permission from our good friends at InsideCatholic.com, the leading online journal of Catholic faith, culture, and politics.

I was relaxing in my favorite armchair and watching golf when my daughter, Hannah, strode into the room. "Dad," she said, "we need to have a serious talk."

"Okay," I replied, turning to her.

'My foster parents treated me like a slave'

16 January 2009

Mayura Janwalkar

Mumbai: At just 27, Jennifer Haynes has experienced more than most people her age. In an exclusive interview with DNA, the thoroughbred American talks about being abruptly deported to her place of birth 20 years after she was adopted by an American couple.
A traumatic childhood
Born in Mumbai on July 29, 1981, Haynes was adopted as an eight-year-old by US nationals, Edward and Melissa Hancox, and flown to USA in November 1989.

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your stated commitment to the development of a Vietnamese system of child welfare that protects children from exploitation, and supports domestic and international adoption as viable alternatives for children whose families cannot care for them. We appreciate your direct and active involvement in this important issue and look forward to working with you as you continue these efforts.

We applaud your country’s goal to accede to the Hague Convention on lntercountry Adoption and understand that some steps have already been undertaken to move towards that goal. We know from our own experience that Hague accession requires a complete review of adoption procedures at the national and local level, and thus may take several years to complete. lt is with this in mind that we express our interest in continuing progress toward a new bilateral agreement on international adoptions between the United States and Vietnam that will serve the interests of Vietnamese children in need while the Hague process is completed. We remain hopeful that it will be possible to re-establish an adoption program between the United States and Vietnam in the near future. We share the belief that systematic reform and procedural safeguards must first be established to ensure a safe, effective, and ethical international adoption system in Vietnam that protects children, birth parents, and prospective adoptive parents alike.

You can rely on our full support as your government works to design and establish these reforms.

Sincerely,

Italian NGO Reunites Abandoned Mongolian Children With Families

Written by Bijani Mizell

Thursday, January 15, 2009.

ABANDONED children have been a huge issue for Mongolia, as its crowded shelters can attest. But several NGOs, including Italy-based Amici dei Bambini, strive to combat this pervasive problem. With 29 centers worldwide, Amici dei Bambini is an international intermediary center that facilitates family placement, and its unique focus is re-integrating abandoned children with their biological families.

In March 2008, Amici dei Bambini started a program at the Infant Clinic Sanatorium, a hospital in Ulaanbaatar, called "The Right to Live in a Family".

he was adopted, assaulted & deported

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2010

Do not use Hope Adoption Agency

I typically keep some of the negative parts of dealing with our agency off my blog, as we have always wanted to remain in good standing and be considerate of our agency director. Well, after today…. That’s all being thrown out the window. The truth needs to be told.

After repeated attempts to reach our adoption agency we finally received a call. It was our agency director Shimeliss Demissie. He basically started the conversation by telling me that we are not being very patient and that he feels like he should not work on our case anymore. He said that we do not understand everything that goes on with Ethiopian adoption and that he never referred our kids to us. That it is our fault for using AWOP in the beginning and not doing our homework. He continued to go on about how he is done with our case and how he can no longer help us.

I was floored. When I was allowed to speak- (he tends to take over the conversation), I asked if he was serious…. And if he is – then we would like to see our money back since we are in the same place now as we were two years ago. This was the point where he inappropriately and very unprofessionally started yelling at me. Truthfully I couldn’t understand a word he was saying, as his Ethiopian accent was getting in the way. When I calmly mentioned taking legal action to get our money he welcomed it, saying that he has spent many hours on the phone and sending emails about/for our case. To the tune of $6000 worth?

 
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I sent this an hour or two ago and it did not post. Maybe it takes a couple of hours. I am sending my message again. I apologize if it comes up twice. DLMS

Hi, my name is Deb and I have CVID. I posted a couple of years ago and have read many of the posts. The support and information has been great. Six years ago I became ill in India for taking a sip (not a drink) of what I thought was a new bottle of water. Consequently, I obtained a bacterial infection called Shigella for which I was hospitalized with congestive heart failure, fluid around the lungs and a septic gallbladder. A couple of months later I was diagnosed with Reiter’s Syndrome a form of reactive arthritis. It is from this episode that doctors think my immune system was “knocked out”. In the past three years I have been in the hospital 16 times. Pneumonia’s, MRSA 3X, two sinus surgeries, a surgery to repair an aneurism and knee surgery for a torn meniscus. I have no measurable IgA, IgM, IgE and a non-functional IgG. Prior to my illness I worked at a job that was my passion; my husband and I parented 9 kids and up to 3 foster children; and I traveled around the world at least four times a year. Needless to say life has changed. Despite all of the challenges I have manage to keep it going…barely. I am desperate for answers on an issue I have. Approximately two years ago prior to the episodes of getting ill, I would have cold sweats. I would go from piles of blankets to stripping them all off. I am just getting over four straight days of this. I am at the point that I can’t take them anymore. No, these are not hot flashes. I went through menopause seven years ago and I did have hot flashes a couple of years. These are a thousand times worse. During the “sweat” time my hands and feet are freezing and my hair and the rest of my body is wet. If anyone has experienced this or knows a treatment for this I would be beyond grateful. DLMS
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Message: 67772From: slm2306Received: Mo Jan 12, 2009 11:20
Subject: ACT for Adoption

I received the following email today and wanted to share the information with those interested in joining ACT for Adoption.

Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet is Director of the Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School (one of the sponsors of ACT for Adoption) and is a nationally renown child welfare and adoption advocate. Some of you may remember that she wrote an editorial in favor of international adoption in the Washington Post (Nov. 4, 2007)"Slamming the Door on Adoption - Depriving Children Abroad of Loving Homes."