From the serious crisis in international adoptions to a Mattei Plan for the adoption and foster care of African children

21 November 2023

Event to discuss the possibility of intervention for children and families in difficulty in Africa, starting from the relaunch of international adoptions and a serious and shared investment in long-distance adoption.

Conference "From the serious crisis of international adoptions to a Mattei Plan for the adoption and foster care of African children", recorded in Rome on Tuesday 21 November 2023 at 5.15pm.

The event was organized by the Giovanni Spadolini Academy of Culture and Politics and the Ai.Bi Association. Friends of Children.

Speakers: Giorgio Rutelli (director of Formiche.net), Lamberto Dini (former president of the Council of Ministers and former minister of Foreign Affairs), Simonetta Matone (MP, Lega - Salvini Premier (Chamber parliamentary group)), Marzia Masiello (managers institutional relations of Ai.Biv Associazione Amici dei Bambini), Maria Rita Parsi (psychologist, educational psychologist, psychotherapist and writer), Luigi Tivelli (president of the Giovanni Spadolini Academy of culture and politics), Marco Griffini (president of the Ai.Bi association . Friends of Children), Paolo Trancassini (deputy, commissioner of the Chamber of Deputies, Brothers of Italy), Claudia Conte (spokesperson for the Giovanni Spadolini Academy of culture and politics), Elena Bonetti (deputy, Action - Popular Europeanist Reformers - Renew Europe), Sergio Vento (ambassador and president of Vento & Associati), Vincenzo Starita (vice president of CAI - Commission for International Adoptions), Adriano Bordignon (national president of the Family Associations Forum).

The following topics were discussed: Adoption, Fostering, Africa, Administration, Human Rights, Marginalization, Foreign Affairs, Minors, Poverty.

The video recording of this conference lasts 2 hours and 13 minutes.

The content is also available in the audio version only.