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Thank you for showing an interest in the Australian Association of the Forget Me Not Children’s Home. Our Association is committed to providing orphans with a future by providing shelter, education and most importantly, love. We are so glad that you have chosen to join us in this journey.

Forget Me Not Children’s Home opened our door in Nepal to 6 beautiful girls in January 2006, then in Dec 2006 our 10 girls moved to a new large house. We now support 21 beautiful little girls and six local orphanage staff in Nepal. We also run a sponsorship program supporting a Ugandan children’s home of 39 children. The organisation runs on a firm foundation, raising funds here in Australia which go direct to the children’s homes. Our ever-growing support from corporate, community and individual supporters, all sharing the Association’s Vision, is truly a gift of generosity and love.

Following the purchase of over 27,000 sq metres of land in Nepal, we are now embarking on our newest adventure – building an eco-friendly, sustainable village which will support an additional 60 children and employ 15-20 local Nepali staff! Introducing Forget Me Not Eco Village (FMNEV)!!!

Forget Me Not Teams in Nepal!

Forget Me Not sent three teams over February/March to visit the children in Nepal and to kick off our building project. The first team arrived in Nepal on 26 February 2010 and focused on visiting the children and preparing the purchased land for the following team. The second team was a Rotary Team. They arrived in early March and spent their time on the land, fencing the building site and repairing an existing building. The final team comprised two child sponsor families who visited their sponsored children!

A Family for Every Child: International Adoption of American Children in the Netherlands

A Family for Every Child: International Adoption of American Children in the Netherlands

Hans VanHooffHans van Hooff

Legal Advisor, Fiom and Coordinator, International Social Service (ISS) Netherlands

Summary: Social and political changes are resulting in an increase in the number of American children adopted in the Netherlands.

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Blog Jeroen

Let me introduce myself shortly.
My name is Jeroen, I'm 27 years old (1982), and I'm living in the Netherlands. My aim with this blog is to seek some help of you to find what I'm looking for. Or, better, who I'm looking for.
In 1982, I was born in JakartaIndonesia. Why Indonesia? Well, that's simple to answer, because the people who made me were Indonesians, and they also happened to be living in Indonesia. After 6 months however, I was being adopted by my Dutch parents. And I can only guess for the reasons (social (?), economical (?)).
So, now I'm here, in the Netherlands, living here, working here, enjoying life; not much to wish for. There is however one important thing, I'd like to accomplish. Since I was adopted, I have lost trail of my biological parents. In fact, I never knew them, I never saw them. Well, consciously of course. And I'm curious to know them. It's not something to be desperate about, but it's something I regard as an enrichment in my life and as kind of an 'obligation' towards myself and my biological parents.
I have already done some research - which I will also post about - but to no avail. Now, I'm trying to make use of the community here on the internet to help me find clues about my biological parents. I hope my story will be of interest to you, whether or not you are able to help out. Be sure to check out all my posts over on the left and below.
Thanks for reading!

 

 

Sumini

Blog - investigation - our adoption status

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Our adoption status

It is with great sadness and regret I announce that due to very difficult circumstances we will not be adopting the three children from Ethiopia that we committed to adopt.

We hired Celebrate Children International (CCI) to facilitate our adoption. However, as time went on we became increasingly concerned and uneasy about the lack of answers we were getting, the defensiveness of the agency, and mostly, the fact that the agency was so heavily involved in the relinquishment process, when this is clearly a conflict of interest according to every other reputable agency we contacted.

We terminated our contract with CCI, hoping we could find some answers through a private investigation. We were able to find someone who could go to the orphanage personally to interview the children and their mothers. We were told by our investigators that both mothers claimed CCI had approached them and encouraged them to place their children for adoption to the United States. We also have video of the director specifically telling the mother that she could easily find a new family for her child.

S.Leone police investigate child trafficking allegations

S.Leone police investigate child trafficking allegations

AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-29 19:10:27

Police in Sierra Leone on Tuesday said they had released on bail four members of a US-based non governmental organisation after questioning them in connection with a child trafficking scandal.

Backed by Interpol, Sierra Leone police are investigating claims by 40 parents in the west African state that their children were trafficked to the United States 13 years ago from the northern city of Makeni.

Assistant Inspector-general of Police Francis Munu, who is heading the probe in conjunction with officials of Interpol, told journalists Tuesday; "We have quizzed, and detained for a number of hours but later released on bail four senior workers of the organisation Help a Needy Child International (Hanci)".

He did not identify the officials.

"We are treating the investigation at an extremely high level," Munu said. "We have obtained statements from most of the affected parents and are making contacts with the necessary government agencies that were reported to have carried out adoption process."

A parent of one of the adopted children who asked not to be identified said, "I handed my daughter, who was then 10 years old, to the organisation for care purposes, but have not been told the fate of her since then."

"The organisation promised to educate her up to university level in Sierra Leone as she had become disadvantaged as a result of the rebel war in the country," he said.

Hanci denied that the children were trafficked. A senior executive of the organisation, Dr Roland Kargbo, said, "The children were flown to the US with the consent of their parents."

But the parents refuted this statement.

"One of the objectives of the investigations is to see how we can establish communication with any of the adoptive parents or the adopted children and this is why we have the collaborative help from Interpol," police official Munu said.

"Although it is a bit critical as some of the people who are alleged to have played vital functions are difficult to trace as well as some important documents, we should be able to end our probe in four weeks time and send the file to the Law Officers Department for legal advice," he added.

Sierra Leone's Social Welfare and Children's Affairs Minister Soccoh Kabia said, "we are fully supporting the police investigations".

Kabia disclosed that he has "ordered the immediate suspension of all activities regarding adoption" and will "propose amendments to the country's adoption laws which will make it mandatory for people wanting to adopt a Sierra Leonean child to be resident in the country for six months before the request is considered."

S.Leone police investigate child trafficking allegations

AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-29 19:10:27

Police in Sierra Leone on Tuesday said they had released on bail four members of a US-based non governmental organisation after questioning them in connection with a child trafficking scandal.

Backed by Interpol, Sierra Leone police are investigating claims by 40 parents in the west African state that their children were trafficked to the United States 13 years ago from the northern city of Makeni.

Assistant Inspector-general of Police Francis Munu, who is heading the probe in conjunction with officials of Interpol, told journalists Tuesday; "We have quizzed, and detained for a number of hours but later released on bail four senior workers of the organisation Help a Needy Child International (Hanci)".

He did not identify the officials.

"We are treating the investigation at an extremely high level," Munu said. "We have obtained statements from most of the affected parents and are making contacts with the necessary government agencies that were reported to have carried out adoption process."

A parent of one of the adopted children who asked not to be identified said, "I handed my daughter, who was then 10 years old, to the organisation for care purposes, but have not been told the fate of her since then."

"The organisation promised to educate her up to university level in Sierra Leone as she had become disadvantaged as a result of the rebel war in the country," he said.

Hanci denied that the children were trafficked. A senior executive of the organisation, Dr Roland Kargbo, said, "The children were flown to the US with the consent of their parents."

But the parents refuted this statement.

"One of the objectives of the investigations is to see how we can establish communication with any of the adoptive parents or the adopted children and this is why we have the collaborative help from Interpol," police official Munu said.

"Although it is a bit critical as some of the people who are alleged to have played vital functions are difficult to trace as well as some important documents, we should be able to end our probe in four weeks time and send the file to the Law Officers Department for legal advice," he added.

Sierra Leone's Social Welfare and Children's Affairs Minister Soccoh Kabia said, "we are fully supporting the police investigations".

Kabia disclosed that he has "ordered the immediate suspension of all activities regarding adoption" and will "propose amendments to the country's adoption laws which will make it mandatory for people wanting to adopt a Sierra Leonean child to be resident in the country for six months before the request is considered."

S.Leone police investigate child trafficking allegations

AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-29 19:10:27

Police in Sierra Leone on Tuesday said they had released on bail four members of a US-based non governmental organisation after questioning them in connection with a child trafficking scandal.

Backed by Interpol, Sierra Leone police are investigating claims by 40 parents in the west African state that their children were trafficked to the United States 13 years ago from the northern city of Makeni.

Assistant Inspector-general of Police Francis Munu, who is heading the probe in conjunction with officials of Interpol, told journalists Tuesday; "We have quizzed, and detained for a number of hours but later released on bail four senior workers of the organisation Help a Needy Child International (Hanci)".

He did not identify the officials.

"We are treating the investigation at an extremely high level," Munu said. "We have obtained statements from most of the affected parents and are making contacts with the necessary government agencies that were reported to have carried out adoption process."

A parent of one of the adopted children who asked not to be identified said, "I handed my daughter, who was then 10 years old, to the organisation for care purposes, but have not been told the fate of her since then."

"The organisation promised to educate her up to university level in Sierra Leone as she had become disadvantaged as a result of the rebel war in the country," he said.

Hanci denied that the children were trafficked. A senior executive of the organisation, Dr Roland Kargbo, said, "The children were flown to the US with the consent of their parents."

But the parents refuted this statement.

"One of the objectives of the investigations is to see how we can establish communication with any of the adoptive parents or the adopted children and this is why we have the collaborative help from Interpol," police official Munu said.

"Although it is a bit critical as some of the people who are alleged to have played vital functions are difficult to trace as well as some important documents, we should be able to end our probe in four weeks time and send the file to the Law Officers Department for legal advice," he added.

Sierra Leone's Social Welfare and Children's Affairs Minister Soccoh Kabia said, "we are fully supporting the police investigations".

Kabia disclosed that he has "ordered the immediate suspension of all activities regarding adoption" and will "propose amendments to the country's adoption laws which will make it mandatory for people wanting to adopt a Sierra Leonean child to be resident in the country for six months before the request is considered."

S.Leone police investigate child trafficking allegations

AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-29 19:10:27

Police in Sierra Leone on Tuesday said they had released on bail four members of a US-based non governmental organisation after questioning them in connection with a child trafficking scandal.

Backed by Interpol, Sierra Leone police are investigating claims by 40 parents in the west African state that their children were trafficked to the United States 13 years ago from the northern city of Makeni.

Assistant Inspector-general of Police Francis Munu, who is heading the probe in conjunction with officials of Interpol, told journalists Tuesday; "We have quizzed, and detained for a number of hours but later released on bail four senior workers of the organisation Help a Needy Child International (Hanci)".

He did not identify the officials.

"We are treating the investigation at an extremely high level," Munu said. "We have obtained statements from most of the affected parents and are making contacts with the necessary government agencies that were reported to have carried out adoption process."

A parent of one of the adopted children who asked not to be identified said, "I handed my daughter, who was then 10 years old, to the organisation for care purposes, but have not been told the fate of her since then."

"The organisation promised to educate her up to university level in Sierra Leone as she had become disadvantaged as a result of the rebel war in the country," he said.

Hanci denied that the children were trafficked. A senior executive of the organisation, Dr Roland Kargbo, said, "The children were flown to the US with the consent of their parents."

But the parents refuted this statement.

"One of the objectives of the investigations is to see how we can establish communication with any of the adoptive parents or the adopted children and this is why we have the collaborative help from Interpol," police official Munu said.

"Although it is a bit critical as some of the people who are alleged to have played vital functions are difficult to trace as well as some important documents, we should be able to end our probe in four weeks time and send the file to the Law Officers Department for legal advice," he added.

Sierra Leone's Social Welfare and Children's Affairs Minister Soccoh Kabia said, "we are fully supporting the police investigations".

Kabia disclosed that he has "ordered the immediate suspension of all activities regarding adoption" and will "propose amendments to the country's adoption laws which will make it mandatory for people wanting to adopt a Sierra Leonean child to be resident in the country for six months before the request is considered."

Wikileaks - SUBJECT: FROM LUSAKA TO HAGUE: ZAMBIAN ADOPTIONS

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2009-12-08 11:43

2011-08-30 01:44

UNCLASSIFIED

Embassy Lusaka

CIB busts a surrogate mother ring

Updated Sunday, December 27, 2009 12:24 am TWN, The China Post news staff

CIB busts a surrogate mother ring

Changhua, Taiwan -- The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) busted a transnational group that offered surrogate mother services in Changhua County Thursday.

Suspect Lo Hsien-lung, his Thai wife surnamed Wu, and four other accomplices were detained on Christmas Eve on charge with the violation of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Act.

This is the first case in Taiwan of these such services being offered online.

PLAN Adoption to close Dec. 31

PLAN Adoption to close Dec. 31

Social Issues and Health | Sat, 12/26/2009 - 11:14 am | Read 519 | Commented 0 | Emailed 1

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By Starla Pointer

Plan Loving Adoptions Now, the Mac-based adoption agency that has changed the lives of nearly 4,500 children over the past 34 years, will close its doors Thursday, Dec. 31.