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Project Historie en Roots

Project History and Roots Context international adoption 1970-2000 per country Wereldkinderen mediates for intercountry adoptions since 1971. There is great interest in the way in which past adoptions were made, but knowledge about the context and procedures for past adoptions is limited and spread. Much of this knowledge is lost over the years if it is not documented. That is why Wereldkinderen started the History and Roots project in 2017 to collect the available information. Approach A report per country from which more than 200 children have been adopted to the Netherlands describes the social, economic and cultural context at the time of the adoptions in the period 1970-2000. Specific adoption procedures and legislation in these countries are also discussed. The information has been collected with the help of archive and literature research and through interviews with former administrators, contacts abroad (former employees of adoption organizations and other stakeholders). We are well aware that this does not answer all questions. For example, it is not always possible to trace a contact person abroad. And the information is from general nature, the reports do not address individual situations. With this publication we hope to record the available knowledge about context and procedures for the future.

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Project Historie en Roots

Context interlandelijke adoptie 1970-2000 per land

Wereldkinderen bemiddelt voor interlandelijke adopties sinds 1971. Er is grote belangstelling voor de manier waarop adopties in het verleden gedaan werden, maar de kennis over de context van en procedures voor adopties in het verleden is beperkt en verspreid. Veel van deze kennis gaat in de loop der jaren verloren als deze niet wordt gedocumenteerd. Wereldkinderen is daarom in 2017 begonnen met het project Historie en Roots, om de beschikbare informatie te verzamelen.

Aanpak

In een rapport per land waaruit meer dan 200 kinderen zijn geadopteerd naar Nederland wordt de sociale, economische en culturele context ten tijde van de adopties in de periode 1970-2000 beschreven. Ook wordt ingegaan op specifieke adoptieprocedures en -wetgeving in deze landen.

De informatie is verzameld met behulp van archief- en literatuuronderzoek en door middel van interviews met oud-bestuurders, contactpersonen in het buitenland, (oud-medewerkers van adoptieorganisaties en overige betrokkenen.

We realiseren ons goed dat hiermee niet alle vragen worden beantwoord. Er is bijvoorbeeld niet altijd meer een contactpersoon in het buitenland te traceren. En de informatie is van

algemene aard, de rapporten gaan niet in op individuele situaties. Wel hopen we met deze publicatie de beschikbare kennis over context en procedures vast te leggen voor de toekomst.

Countries: Netherlands, Indonesia, Colombia, Poland, Bangladesh, India

Organizations: Wereldkinderen aka NICWO

Wereldkinderen: Het adoptiedossier

A record has been kept of all mediations that took place through Wereldkinderen. This file may contain copies of all papers and documents released at the time of adoption. The adoptive parents received the original documents with the transfer. If the adoptive parents have sent copies of these documents to Wereldkinderen, a complete shadow file has been preserved. The file contains in any case documents that relate to the adoption application that the adoptive parents have made and possibly copies of documents of the adoption. The right to inspect only applies to these latter documents. Not for the part that concerns the adoption application. It is not clear in advance whether there is much to be found in the file. If you know the original documents that your adoptive parents have in their possession, requesting your file does not provide any new information. Also keep in mind that the copies are often of poor quality because the documents are old.

Request file It is always possible to request a copy of your file. What do we need for that? copy of a valid proof of identity of adoptive parents or adopted person your original name, from which country you were adopted and when the surnames of your adoptive father and adoptive mother (maiden name) your name and address details where we can send the invoice and copies You can send this information by email to: info@wereldkinderen.nl, stating 'request file from the archive'. You will then receive an invoice. We charge 25 euros for each file. After receiving your payment we will request your file from the external archive and you will receive the copies.

Frequently Asked Questions Ad options from the 70s and 80s In the 70s and 80s, Wereldkinderen (or a predecessor as Bureau Intercountry Adoption) mediated in adoptions from Bangladesh, Colombia, Thailand, Philippines, India, South Korea, Brazil, Sri Lanka and others. There are sometimes questions about these adoptions, or there is uncertainty in or about files. It is complicated for many adopted people to find information about biological family. Wereldkinderen wants to assist with that wherever possible; we think it is important that adopters have the opportunity to know as much as possible about their adoption, while not losing sight of the importance of the biological family. What does Wereldkinderen know about these files? Files from thirty to forty years ago are, in contrast to the current ones, very brief. And sometimes things are wrong. We often have the same limited information and it is not always possible to contact a contact person in the countries of origin. But we share the information we have with the adopted people themselves. Access to file Files are kept for 50 years in a centrally managed archive. Further on this page you can find what information we need to provide a copy of your own file. For privacy reasons, we do not share adoption files with others than parents and children. Reports of (roots) travel, letters and general information about a country are, under certain conditions, accessible for organizations that want to do research, for example.

Research into background and context To supplement the summary information and to gain more insight into the context of adoptions, we have started a project with other parties in the adoption chain. Contacts, permit holders, former administrators and adoptive parents are interviewed and research is being conducted into the working method for adoption in a number of countries, in the period before 2000. Procedures and customs in the sending countries are part of the project. We also look at the position of women in these countries and at the social and cultural backgrounds of that time. We hope to be able to provide a more complete picture of the adoption stories. How did World Children act in those days? As far as we can ascertain in the files, Wereldkinderen acted according to the procedures that applied at that time. For example, it was then also the course of action not to separate brothers and sisters. At the same time, we know that this has happened, against all intentions. When that became clear, action was taken on this. Ad options from certain countries were also discontinued or adjusted if there were doubts about the procedures. Do you want contact about your personal file? That is possible by sending an email to Ellen ten Bloemendal, via info@wereldkinderen.nl. Who can I contact if I have questions about my file? Do you want contact about your personal file? That is possible by sending an email to Ellen ten Bloemendal, via info@wereldkinderen.nl.

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Van alle bemiddelingen die via Wereldkinderen zijn verlopen, is een dossier bewaard.

Dit dossier kan kopieën van alle papieren en documenten bevatten die bij de adoptie zijn vrijgegeven. De originele documenten hebben de adoptieouders bij de overdracht ontvangen. Als de adoptieouders kopieën van deze documenten naar Wereldkinderen hebben toegestuurd is er een volledig schaduwdossier bewaard gebleven.

Het dossier bevat in elk geval documenten die betrekking hebben op de adoptieaanvraag die de adoptieouders hebben gedaan en eventueel kopieën van documenten van de adoptie.

Alleen voor deze laatste documenten geldt het recht op inzage. Voor het gedeelte dat over de adoptieaanvraag gaat niet.

Het is vooraf niet duidelijk te bepalen of er veel in het dossier te vinden is. Als u de originele documenten kent die uw adoptieouders in hun bezit hebben, levert het opvragen van uw dossier geen nieuwe informatie op. Houd er ook rekening mee dat de kopieën vaak van slechte kwaliteit zijn, omdat de documenten oud zijn.

Opvragen dossier

Het is altijd mogelijk een kopie van uw dossier op te vragen.

Wat hebben we daar voor nodig?

kopie van een geldig legitimatiebewijs van adoptieouders of geadopteerde
uw oorspronkelijke naam, uit welk land u bent geadopteerd en wanneer
de achternamen van uw adoptievader en adoptiemoeder (meisjesnaam)
uw naam en de adresgegevens waar we de factuur en de kopieën naartoe kunnen sturen

Deze gegevens kunt u per email sturen naar: info@wereldkinderen.nl, onder vermelding van 'opvragen dossier uit het archief'. Hierna krijgt u een factuur toegestuurd. Per dossier brengen we 25 euro onkosten in rekening. Na ontvangst van uw betaling vragen wij uw dossier op uit het externe archief en ontvangt u de kopieën.

13.000 dossiers in veilige handen

Veelgestelde vragen

Adopties uit de jaren 70 en 80

In de jaren 70 en 80 heeft Wereldkinderen (of een voorganger als Bureau Interlandelijke Adoptie) bemiddeld bij adopties uit onder andere Bangladesh, Colombia, Thailand, Filippijnen, India, Zuid-Korea, Brazilië, Sri Lanka. Over deze adopties bestaan soms vragen, of er is onduidelijkheid in of over dossiers.
Het is voor veel geadopteerden ingewikkeld om informatie over biologische familie te vinden. Wereldkinderen wil daar bij assisteren waar mogelijk; we vinden het belangrijk dat geadopteerden de mogelijkheid hebben om zoveel mogelijk te kunnen weten over hun adoptie, waarbij we het belang van de biologische familie niet uit het oog verliezen.

Wat weet Wereldkinderen over deze dossiers?
Dossiers van dertig tot veertig jaar geleden zijn, in tegenstelling tot de huidige dossiers, zeer summier. En soms kloppen er zaken niet.
Wij hebben vaak dezelfde, beperkte informatie en er is niet altijd meer een contactpersoon in de landen van herkomst te benaderen. Maar de informatie die we hebben delen we met geadopteerden zelf.

Inzage in dossier
Dossiers worden 50 jaar bewaard, in een centraal geleid archief. Verderop op deze pagina kun je vinden welke informatie we nodig hebben om een kopie van je eigen dossier te kunnen geven .

Uit privacyredenen delen we adoptiedossiers niet met anderen dan ouders en kinderen. Verslagen van (roots)reizen, brieven en algemene informatie over een land zijn onder bepaalde voorwaarden wel inzichtelijk voor organisaties die bijvoorbeeld onderzoek willen doen.

Onderzoek naar achtergrond en context
Om de summiere informatie aan te vullen en meer beeld te krijgen bij de context van adopties, zijn we met andere partijen in de adoptieketen een project gestart. Contactpersonen, vergunninghouders, oud-bestuurders en adoptieouders worden geïnterviewd en er wordt onderzoek gedaan naar de werkwijze rondom adoptie in een aantal landen, in de periode voor 2000. Procedures en gebruiken in de zendende landen zijn onderdeel van het project. Ook wordt er gekeken naar de positie van vrouwen in deze landen en naar de sociale en culturele achtergronden in die tijd. We hopen hiermee een completer beeld te kunnen geven van de adoptieverhalen.

Hoe handelde Wereldkinderen in die tijd?
Voor zover wij in de dossiers kunnen nagaan heeft Wereldkinderen gehandeld volgens de procedures die in die tijd golden. Het was bijvoorbeeld ook toen de handelswijze om broertjes en zusjes niet te scheiden. Tegelijkertijd weten we dat dit wel is voorgekomen, tegen alle bedoelingen in. Toen dat duidelijk werd is daar actie op ondernomen. Adopties uit bepaalde landen zijn ook stopgezet of aangepast, als er twijfels waren over de procedures.

Wil je contact over jouw persoonlijke dossier? Dat kan door een mail te sturen naar Ellen ten Bloemendal, via info@wereldkinderen.nl.

Bij wie kan ik terecht met vragen over mijn dossier?

Wilt u contact over uw persoonlijke dossier? Dat kan door een mail te sturen naar Ellen ten Bloemendal, via info@wereldkinderen.nl.

Organizations: Wereldkinderen aka NICWO

Countries: Netherlands

Wereldkinderen:

That all adopted people are interested in their background and want to look for their birth parents is outdated. Not every adopted person wants to know more and starts searching. On the other hand, adopters who are in contact with their birth family may want more information from their family, but who do not get it. Gera ter Meulen explains recent research into this. Young adult After the age of 18, a new situation arises for adoptees: because they are formally mature they get access to waiver and adoption files, they can decide for themselves what they want to do with information about their background and they determine their relationships with adoptive family and birth family. And because identity is important in this phase of life, they may also want to know more about their background. Curiosity An adopted person can be satisfied with the available information if all necessary information is present, but also if he / she no longer needs to know. An information gap is created if the adopted person wants more information, for example because he / she knows little, but also in the case of open adoptions, an adopted person may have the idea that more information should be available. Curiosity appears to be an important factor for how satisfied the adopted person is with the available adoption information. He / she only looks for further information when this curiosity is so great that he / she takes action. Satisfying curiosity does not mean that the adopted person automatically searches for his / her birth family. Information can also be found from books or the internet, by viewing distance and adoption documents, or by continuing to ask the adoptive family. Sometimes barriers stop action: own barriers, such as "not ready" or "afraid of hurting adoptive parents," or barriers in the outside world, such as not cooperating from adoption organizations or excessive costs.

Curious about what? Wrobel and Grotevant asked 169 young adult domestic adopters about what missing information about the birth mother and birth father they were most curious about. The adopted people were largely curious about the same subjects. Four topics stood out. The need for information about the genetic and medical background of the birth family was by far the most mentioned. Medical information may be important in this phase of life because people themselves think about having children. Also wanting to know how the birth parents are doing, what they look like and whether there are biological brothers and / or sisters, were frequently mentioned themes. The interests of the adopted men and women differed little. Women were slightly more interested in the birth mother's attitude towards her child, in possible biological brothers and sisters, and in the appearance of the birth parents. Men were more often interested in the circumstances of conception. The researchers provide professionals with the following: If an adopted person has many questions: support him / her, let them know that it is normal, provide information sources (books, internet) and refer to adoption-competent professionals; No need for information is not problematic; Not everyone is interested in the same topics; With direct contact there can still be curiosity for information; There appears to be a great need for information about medical information from biological parents, preferably updated information.

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Dat alle geadopteerden geïnteresseerd zijn in hun achtergrond en op zoek willen naar hun geboorteouders is achterhaald. Niet iedere geadopteerde wil meer weten en gaat zoeken. Aan de andere kant kunnen geadopteerden die contact hebben met hun geboortefamilie meer informatie van hun familie willen hebben, maar die niet krijgen.

Gera ter Meulen licht recent onderzoek hiernaar toe.

Jong-volwassen

Na hun 18e jaar ontstaat voor geadopteerden een nieuwe situatie: doordat ze formeel volwassen zijn krijgen ze toegang tot afstands- en adoptiedossiers, kunnen ze zelf bepalen wat ze met informatie over hun achtergrond willen doen en bepalen ze zelf hun relaties met adoptiefamilie en geboortefamilie. En omdat identiteit belangrijk is in deze levensfase, kunnen ze ook meer over hun achtergrond willen weten.

Nieuwsgierigheid

Een geadopteerde kan tevreden zijn met de beschikbare informatie als alle benodigde informatie aanwezig is, maar ook als hij/zij niet meer hoeft te weten. Een informatiekloof ontstaat als de geadopteerde meer informatie wil hebben, bij voorbeeld omdat hij/zij weinig weet, maar ook bij open adopties kan een geadopteerde het idee hebben dat meer informatie beschikbaar zou moeten zijn.

Nieuwsgierigheid blijkt een belangrijke factor voor hoe tevreden de geadopteerde is met de beschikbare adoptie-informatie. Hij/zij zoekt pas naar verdere informatie wanneer deze nieuwsgierigheid zo groot is dat hij/zij in actie komt. Het bevredigen van nieuwsgierigheid betekent niet dat de geadopteerde automatisch zoekt naar zijn/haar geboortefamilie. Informatie kan ook gevonden worden vanuit boeken of internet, door het inzien van afstands- en adoptiedocumenten, of door doorvragen bij adoptiefamilie. Soms houden barrières actie tegen: eigen barrières, zoals ‘het er nog niet aan toe zijn’ of ‘bang om de adoptieouders te kwetsen’, of barrières in de buitenwereld, zoals niet meewerken van adoptieorganisaties of te hoge kosten.

Waarnaar nieuwsgierig?

Countries: Netherlands

Organizations: Wereldkinderen aka NICWO

Indian Journalist Couple Adopts Female Infant Abandoned In Rajasthan

Journalist Couple Adopts Newborn Girl Abandoned In Rajasthan, Restores Our Faith In Humanity!

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14TH JUNE 2019

India’s struggle to eradicate the rapidly increasing atrocities against women is century old. Apart from teenage or mature women, female infants are also subjected to cruelty and ill-treatment. Although over the years, enough has been done to spread awareness, yet there are some places in India where she is not accepted and left to die in miserable circumstances, only questioning the existence of humanity.

A similar case was recently reported in the city of Rajasthan when a video of an abandoned female infant soaked in blood went viral on social media.

The video bears testimony to the barbaric mentality of people that don’t weigh women on the same pedestal.

But if the world is full of heartless ignorant people, there are few compassionate souls that restore the faith in humanity through their acts of kindness.

A journalist couple became the ray of hope for this little angel who was found lying in a mountain of garbage, in Rajasthan’s Nagaur area.

Sakshi Joshi and Vinod Kapri are the God sent couple who decided to adopt this abandoned newborn baby girl after they saw her crying in pain in a viral twitter video.

The heartbroken couple immediately inquired about her after which twitter instantly reached out to help them. They were later informed that the child was taken to JLN hospital at Nagaur, Rajasthan.

The couple later shared the child’s video on Twitter, sleeping peacefully on the hospital bed. They also mentioned that the adoption process is underway and they can soon be her legal parents.

This is how people reacted to their heartwarming gesture:

Since Vinod had earlier directed the critically acclaimed movie PIHU, someone even suggested him to name her after it

And Pihu she became…

While the little angel is still not completely out of danger, everyone’s prayers are with her and the couple

While India has a long way to go in tackling female infanticide, let’s not digress from the beautiful example Sakshi and Vinod have set in front of the whole world today. It’s a win for the girl, for the couple, for India, for humanity.

Social media is indeed a magical place which if used with positive intentions can lead to miracles like this. More power to the wonderful couple and we wish their race only grows stronger.

Countries: India

Delhi's shame! 19 children go missing daily

Most of them picked up for child labour, prostitution, illegal adoption & crime training, shows police data of last 10 years.

Seven-year-old Radha, the only child of her parents, went missing in 2013 from outside her residence in Delhi's Inderpuri. She was playing with her neighbourhood friends and didn't return home by late evening. Six years on, she remains untraced.

"We looked for her everywhere and approached the police as well. They filed a complaint but nothing happened," said her father Rupesh.

Similarly, 10-month-old Chhotu went missing from New Delhi Railway station in 2011 when her parents were waiting for a train to Bihar.

"All of a sudden, we realised that he is not with us. CCTV footage later showed a woman walking away with a child in her arms. But their faces were covered. After years of investigation, police said Chhotu might have been kidnapped for illegal adoption," said his mother Mamata, a resident of East Delhi's Ram Nagar. Radha and Chhotu are among 19 children that go missing from Delhi every day, according to Delhi Police's data. Of these 17 % children remain untraced, the data says. Across all age groups, the daily number of people going missing in Delhi is 60, police data of the last 10 years shows. The number for adult is 40.

Out of the 2,15,216 persons missing in Delhi since 2008, 73,675 were minors. While 60,210 missing children have been traced, 12,465 haven't been found, according to the data reviewed by Mail Today.

THE CURRENT YEAR

In 2019, till May 15, of the 2,324 missing children, 1,241 have been traced, while 1,083 remain missing. This means 46% of these kids are yet to be found.

Most of them were picked up for child labour, prostitution, illegal adoption and crime training, a Mail Today deep dive has revealed. The police say that organised gangs are behind these kidnappings.

This, despite efforts by the police through their various programmes like 'Operation Smile', 'Operation Milap' and 'Operation Muskaan' aimed at reuniting missing children with their families.

Last year, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) identified 50 areas in the city from where cases of missing children are regularly reported. "Delhi has become a source and transit point for trafficking. This is the prime reason such high numbers of kids are going missing in the Capital," said Swati Maliwal, Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).

She blamed poor policing as one of the major factors behind these kidnappings in the city. "Delhi Police's investigating officers don't care for missing reports. They lose crucial hours when a fruitful investigation can be done, allowing kidnappers to get an easy escape and relocate kids," she said, quoting a recent case of Nihal Vihar where a seven-year-old girl was kidnapped, gang-raped and dumped in open. The parents claimed that they had lodged a missing complaint but cops did not bother to search her.

SAVE THE GIRL CHILD

Out of 9,899 untraced teenagers since 2008, 70% are girls. "Teenage girls are in high demand in the prostitution racket. They are abducted, kept in hideouts, starved for days and then trained in the flesh trade. They are also sent and sold outside Delhi and abroad as well," said Rishi Kant, Co-founder of NGO Shakti Vahini.

A member of NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan said that teenagers are also preferred as domestic helps labourers. Last year, Delhi Police along with the NGO raided some factories in Sultanpuri and rescued 39 children aged 10-14 years. A senior police official in the Crime Branch said: "Kidnapping of children below eight years of age is mainly done to sell them to people interested in adoption. Mostly, the adoption of boys is in demand. As a result, the rate of kidnapping of boys is always high."

Another investigating officer said that organised kidnapping rackets in the National Capital are targeting small children. "Hospitals, parks, stretches outside homes, railway stations and crowded markets are the most vulnerable spots from where kids are abducted. Most of the time, women kidnappers are used," said another Crime Branch officer.

(Some names have been changed to protect identity)

Countries: India

Interlandelijke adoptie - UNICEF

International adoption

Intercountry adoption is the cutting of legal family ties between a child and the biological parents, and the inclusion of the child in a new family, in another country. Because in some countries there is too little supervision and control of proper implementation of adoption (as described in the Hague Adoption Convention), many children are insufficiently protected against risks such as illegal adoption or child trafficking. In addition, there are often other family members who can take care of the child, or there are other local childcare options. In other words; In many cases, international adoption is not in the best interests of the child.

What does UNICEF think?

Every child has the right to grow up with his parents. If that is not possible and adoption is considered, the best interests of the child are paramount. UNICEF believes it is very important that the adoption procedures are in line with the Hague Adoption Convention. More needs to be invested in strengthening national youth protection systems, such as foster care, parenting support for parents, temporary residential care, and possibly national adoption. In many cases, the international adoption as it currently takes place is not in the best interests of the child.

What does UNICEF do?

If a child cannot grow up with its parents, UNICEF ensures that it is investigated whether childcare is possible in its own environment. Preferably with family, in their own community or in a local foster home. Only if that is not possible can international adoption be considered. The adoption process must be in line with the Hague Adoption Convention. UNICEF supports governments of different countries with the de-institutionalization process: children who grow up unnecessarily separated from their parents in children's homes are reunited with their families. In addition, UNICEF cooperates with Social Affairs ministries in the monitoring and accreditation of children's homes. In addition, UNICEF supports replacement care for children and we work with governments to improve adoption procedures.

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Interlandelijke adoptie

Interlandelijke adoptie is het doorsnijden van de juridische familiebanden tussen een kind en de biologische ouders, en het opnemen van het kind in een nieuwe familie, in een ander land.

Omdat er in sommige landen te weinig toezicht en controle is op een goede uitvoering van adoptie (zoals beschreven in het Haags Adoptieverdrag), zijn veel kinderen onvoldoende beschermd tegen risico’s als illegale adoptie of kinderhandel.

Daarnaast zijn er vaak andere familieleden die de zorg voor het kind op zich kunnen nemen, of zijn er andere lokale opvangmogelijkheden. Met andere woorden; interlandelijke adoptie is in veel gevallen niet in het belang van het kind.

Wat vindt UNICEF?

Ieder kind heeft het recht om op te groeien bij zijn ouders. Als dat niet kan en adoptie wordt overwogen, staat het belang van het kind voorop. UNICEF vindt het van groot belang dat de adoptieprocedures in lijn zijn met het Haags Adoptieverdrag. Er moet meer worden geïnvesteerd in het versterken van nationale jeugdbeschermingssystemen, zoals pleegzorg, opvoedingsondersteuning voor ouders, tijdelijke residentiële zorg, en eventueel nationale adoptie. De interlandelijke adoptie zoals die nu plaatsvindt, is in veel gevallen niet in het belang van het kind.

Wat doet UNICEF?

Kan een kind niet bij zijn ouders opgroeien, dan zorgt UNICEF ervoor dat wordt onderzocht of er opvang in de eigen omgeving mogelijk is. Het liefst bij familie, in de eigen gemeenschap of in een lokaal pleeggezin. Pas als dat niet kan, mag interlandelijke adoptie worden overwogen. Het adoptieproces moet in lijn zijn met het Haags Adoptieverdrag.

UNICEF ondersteunt regeringen van verschillende landen met het de-institutionaliseringsproces: kinderen die onnodig gescheiden van hun ouders opgroeien in kindertehuizen, worden herenigd met hun familie.?Daarnaast werkt UNICEF samen met ministeries van Sociale Zaken bij de monitoring en accreditatie van kindertehuizen. Bovendien ondersteunt UNICEF vervangende zorg voor kinderen en werken wij samen met overheden om adoptieprocedures te verbeteren.

Organizations: Unicef New York

Wie zijn wij l Kinderrechten

Who are we

The Children's Rights Collective was established in 1995 and consists of 5 children's rights organizations. These are Defense for Children, the National Youth Council, Children's stamps, UNICEF Netherlands, and Save the Children and Terre des Hommes. Together we have the mission to ensure that the rights of children in the Netherlands are guaranteed. These children's rights are laid down in the UN Children's Rights Convention. We want children's rights to be guaranteed in government policy, in legislation, in the practice of organizations and everyone who deals with children. Are the rights of children violated in the Netherlands? Then we see it as our task to stand up for these children and their rights! The Children's Rights Collective provides information about children's rights. To ensure that children get what they are entitled to, everyone in the Netherlands, young and old, needs to know what exactly children's rights mean. We also advise the government on how children's rights can be guaranteed in the Netherlands and where improvements are still needed. The Dutch government writes a report to the United Nations Children's Rights Committee once every five years on the state of children's rights in the Netherlands. In addition to this government report, we send a report to the Children's Rights Committee in Geneva on behalf of the children's rights organizations. In it we give our our vision on the state of affairs regarding children's rights in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Youth Institute is connected to the Children's Rights Collective as an independent advisor. Below is an explanation of the members of the Children's Rights Collective:

Defense for Children

Defense for Children is an international organization that defends children's rights. It promotes children's rights in the Netherlands and abroad on the basis of the UN Children's Rights Convention. Defense for Children is convinced that children's rights can only really be strengthened if children's rights are laid down in legislation and regulations. And if there is continuous monitoring of compliance. Defense for Children therefore keeps a close eye on this. She also uses court judgments about the Children's Rights Convention and other treaties that have a link with children's rights.

Children's Stamps Foundation Netherlands

Children's stamps believes in the strength of each child. We want children to have the chance to get the best and the best out of themselves. Regardless of the situation, place or circumstances in which they grow up. With our support they get that chance. We work on three themes in the Netherlands and abroad: Education, Foster Care and Trauma Processing. Thanks to the Kinderpostzegelactie we can help children. The Kinderpostzegelactie is unique in the world. Through the campaign, Dutch school children learn to have something for children who are less fortunate. Our motto is: for children, by children.

NJR

NJR is the youth network of the Netherlands. We stand for a world in which young people get the best out of themselves and thereby have a positive influence on their environment. That is why we connect young people with themselves, with each other and with those who shape the world.

Save the Children

Save the Children monitors the rights of the child. And we take action if these rights are violated. Together with our partners and donors, we ensure that every child has a fair chance to become who they are. Good health, the opportunity to learn and a protected environment are basic conditions for this. In times of need we are the first to arrive and we are the last to leave. No mountain is too high for us here: we also stand up for the most difficult children to reach. Our solutions stem from the harsh reality of children. And from the experience that we have built up in our almost 100 years of existence.

UNICEF the Netherlands

Organizations: Save the Children, Defence for Children (DCI), Terre des Hommes Netherlands, Unicef New York

Countries: Netherlands

Adoptie Standpunten SGP

It is most beautiful when children grow up with their own parents. That is natural and it is familiar. However, there are cases where, unfortunately, this is no longer possible. A suitable alternative must then be sought. Sometimes that is close by, with family or other acquaintances. But often you have to look for a solution further away. Foster care or adoption is a solution for these children. Care in a foster family is preferable to a stay in an institution. That is because of the added value of the stability and privacy of a family. That is why the availability of sufficient foster parents and adoptive parents is of great importance. Such parents deserve full support from the government.

Adoption is a lengthy process. The time limits and the procedures that apply must - wherever possible - be shortened and simplified.

The costs of adoption must also be reduced. Justice must take active action against abuses such as child trafficking and illegal adoption.

The possibility for same-sex couples to adopt children should be deleted.

With a decreasing number of adopted children from abroad, it is advisable to call for more attention to forms of long-term foster care.

There must be good provisions for foster parents, including a sufficient foster parent allowance and generous leave arrangements. For example, the foster child may not be duped by the costs of student transportation. When recruiting and selecting foster parents, foster parents may not be excluded on the grounds of religion or belief.

In the event of an unwanted pregnancy, it is important to pay attention to the possibilities of adoption and foster care. All women must receive information about alternatives to abortion tailored to their emergency situation.

Dutch:

Het is het allermooist als kinderen bij hun eigen ouders opgroeien. Dat is natuurlijk en het is vertrouwd. Er zijn echter gevallen waarin dat helaas niet (meer) mogelijk is. Er moet dan gezocht worden naar een passend alternatief. Soms kan dat dichtbij, bij familie of andere bekenden. Maar vaak moet er op zoek worden gegaan naar een oplossing verder weg. Pleegzorg of adoptie is voor deze kinderen een uitkomst.

Opvang in een pleeggezin verdient trouwens de voorkeur boven verblijf in een instelling. Dat zit ‘m in de meerwaarde van de stabiliteit en beslotenheid van een gezin. Daarom is de beschikbaarheid van voldoende pleegouders en adoptieouders van groot belang. Zulke ouders verdienen voluit de steun van de overheid.

Adoptie is een langdurig proces. De termijnen en de procedures die gelden dienen -waar mogelijk- verkort en vereenvoudigd te worden.
Ook de kosten van adoptie moeten verlaagd worden.
Justitie dient actief op te treden tegen misstanden als kinderhandel en illegale adoptie.
De mogelijkheid voor paren van hetzelfde geslacht om kinderen te adopteren, moet worden geschrapt.
Bij een afnemend aantal adoptiekinderen uit het buitenland verdient het aanbeveling om meer aandacht te vragen voor vormen van langdurige pleegzorg. Er dienen goede voorzieningen voor pleegouders te zijn, waaronder een toereikende pleegoudervergoeding en royale verlofregelingen. Het pleegkind mag bijvoorbeeld niet gedupeerd worden door gesteggel over de kosten van leerlingenvervoer. Bij werving en selectie van pleegouders mogen pleegouders niet op grond van godsdienst of levensovertuiging worden uitgesloten.
Bij ongewenste zwangerschap is het belangrijk dat er aandacht wordt gegeven aan de mogelijkheden van adoptie en pleegzorg. Alle vrouwen moeten informatie krijgen over speciaal op hun noodsituatie afgestemde alternatieven voor abortus.

Countries: Netherlands

Persons: Kees van der Staaij

LAAT KINDEREN ZOVEEL MOGELIJK IN OORSPRONKELIJKE OMGEVING OPGROEIEN

LET CHILDREN GROW UP IN ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENT

Many adoptive parents devote themselves heart and soul to their children. Nevertheless, the interests of the child must be paramount and the starting point must be that children can grow up as much as possible in their original environment and every effort must be made to prevent adoption from turning into child trafficking. Adoption from abroad is also a vulnerable process, where a lot can go wrong. Therefore, adopting children from abroad must be handled with care and with extreme care. The government carefully checks whether there is no question of child abduction, child trafficking or corruption. The retention period for adoption files must be considerably extended.

Dutch:

LAAT KINDEREN ZOVEEL MOGELIJK IN OORSPRONKELIJKE OMGEVING OPGROEIEN

Veel adoptieouders zetten zich met hart en ziel in voor hun kinderen. Niettemin moet het belang van het kind voorop staan en het uitgangspunt zijn dat kinderen zoveel mogelijk in hun oorspronkelijke omgeving op kunnen groeien en moet er alles aan gedaan worden om te voorkomen dat adoptie tot kinderhandel verwordt. Adoptie uit het buitenland is bovendien een kwetsbaar proces, waarbij veel mis kan gaan. Daarom moet er terughoudend en uiterst zorgvuldig worden omgegaan met adoptie van kinderen uit het buitenland. De overheid controleert nauwgezet of er geen sprake is van kinderontvoering, kinderhandel of corruptie. De bewaartermijn van adoptiedossiers moet fors worden verlengd.

Countries: Netherlands