De Volkskrant

07-03-1978

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On file (received from Jack Preger)

Judge returns Vietnamese to mother

Financial adoption also requires the right philosophical choice

DOORN - One of the possibilities to somewhat alleviate the needs of children in the most miserable circumstances of the third world is the so-called financial adoption, a somewhat less compulsory form of support than international adoption. Although, for various reasons, we believe that intercountry adoption should have been preferred wherever possible, of course every drop on this glowing plate is to be welcomed.

Now, on a large scale, also through advertisements, radio and TV, propaganda has been made for a large-scale "foster parent plan", the Foster Parents plan. wanted cries like "a thousand adoptive parents asked for."

Confusing

It seems to me that there is confusion among possible "real" adoptive-adoptive parents through these campaigns, which present it as if one could easily "adopt" children from, for example, Indonesia and Columbia. That is not right now - even though intercountry adoptive children from those countries place them in Dutch adoptive families, but rather drop by drop than on a large scale.

Conflict with management over work Bangla Desj

Eva den Hartog resigns

AMSTERDAM - Major Eva den Hartog of the Salvation Army has resigned her position as an officer. This has been confirmed by the commander of the Salvation Army in the Netherlands, Mr. Verwaal. According to the commander, Major Den Hartog had to resign from her position because she could not agree with an order from the international headquarters of the Salvation Army in London to resign her work in Dacca in Bangla Desj and accept an administrative position in the Netherlands .

Major den Hartog believes she can make herself more useful by doing work for the benefit of children in the third world. The international headquarters of the Salvation Army could not accept this refusal of an order. According to Dutch headquarters, Major den Hartog continues to support the work of the Army.

In higher appeal

International adoption sometimes the least harmful solution

HIGH TEACHER YOUTH RIGHT IN ORATION:

AMSTERDAM - Yesterday afternoon mrs. Prof. M. de Langen at the University of Amsterdam her inaugural lecture as extraordinary professor in juvenile law on "Children on the kick chair", where she intensively focused on the theory and practice of international adoption, through a form of Called "under-development assistance".

Although a "Declaration of the Rights of the Child" was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959, which sets out the most basic needs and rights of children, we must unfortunately note that now more than half of the children does not receive sufficient food, clothing and medical care on our earth, says Prof. De Langen.

Despite the fact that a great deal of help is provided by many national and international organizations for the benefit of the millions of children in need, it appears all too often that forms of development aid are failing due to an over-attentive attitude of the aid agencies and lack of respect for identity and the autonomy of those to whom assistance is thought to be offered.

INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTIONS AND CONSULTANCY IN GUARDIANSHIP

Het vr?e volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad

03-05-1976

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Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland

06-03-1976

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