Haiti Orphan Adoption:

Ensuring a Successful Transition

Haiti adoption interest has spiked after the disastrous earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti. The U.S. State Department is helping to expedite the placement of children into their adoptive homes.

While this is a victory for the children of Haiti, it is also vitally important that these adoptive families be given the resources, knowledge, and support they need in order to ensure a successful transition for these doubly traumatized children.

In response to the crisis, you are invited to listen in on this discussion regarding the orphans being adopted out of this country: http://www.beyondconsequences.com/asktheexpert/haiti/

3500 VN-militairen in Haïti

Dit artikel komt voor in dossier: Aardbeving Haïti

Geplaatst: 19 januari 2010 14:11, laatste wijziging: 19 januari 2010 16:49

ANP

De Verenigde Naties verspreiden deze foto op 19 januari 2010 die laat zien dat er water uitgedeeld wordt aan Haïtianen vanaf een truck in Canape Vert. |foto EPA/VN/Marco Dormino

Deutsche im 24-Stunden-Einsatz

Port-au-Prince/Rheinland-Pfalz Die Zahl ist schier unvorstellbar: 100?000, vielleicht sogar 200?000 Menschenleben hat das verheerende Erdbeben in Haiti gekostet.

Doch wenn die vielen Helfer aus aller Welt nicht schnell sind, wird die Zahl der Opfer noch weiter nach oben schnellen.

Die Wasserversorgung in der weitgehend zerstörten haitianischen Hauptstadt Port-au-Prince ist zusammengebrochen – und das bei hohen Temperaturen. Zudem fehlen Medikamente und Verbandszeug für die Verletzten. „Wenn wir jetzt nicht sofort handeln, wird die Katastrophe noch viel schlimmer“, befürchtet Werner Vogt, Landeskoordinator beim Technischen Hilfswerk (THW) in Mainz. Ein Team von 20 Mann, drei davon aus Rheinland-Pfalz, versucht, die Erdbebenopfer in Haiti mit sauberem Trinkwasser zu versorgen. „Im Moment schaffen wir 10?000 Liter die Stunde“, so Vogt. Der Nachschub an weiteren Aufbereitungsanlagen steht schon zum Abflug in die Karibik bereit.

„Für die Menschen, die unter den Trümmern begraben liegen, besteht kaum noch Hoffnung“, sagt Vogt. „Für die Überlebenden hingegen sind die zerstörten Wasserleitungen und Brunnen das größte Problem. Die THW-Leute, aber auch all die anderen Helfer versuchen, einen Wettlauf mit dem Tod zu gewinnen. Ähnlich dramatisch sieht es bei der medizinischen Versorgung aus. Das Erdbeben hat in der Millionenstadt Port-au-Prince nur ein Krankenhaus unversehrt gelassen. Improvisierte Notkliniken werden auf Straßen und Plätzen errichtet. Viele Opfer können außerhalb der Hauptstadt nur aus der Luft erreicht werden. Der Malteser-Hilfsdienst hat eine der zerstörten Kliniken in der Hauptstadt übernommen. Neun Mediziner arbeiten rund um die Uhr. „Nur der OP-Saal ist in der Klinik halbwegs intakt geblieben“, berichtet Claudia Kaminski, die Sprecherin der deutschen Zentrale. Die Patienten liegen im Freien oder unter Zeltdächern. Operiert wird nur, wenn das Krankenhaus Strom hat. Der einzige Generator der Klinik funktioniert zwar noch, aber es gibt kaum Diesel. Wer in Haiti hilft, muss das Unmögliche möglich machen. Zumal „die medizinische Versorgung insgesamt miserabel ist“, so Claudia Kaminski. Überall fehlen die Ärzte. Schlaf findet nur, wer nicht mehr stehen kann.

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.

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".

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?