Miriam’s Comments on Adoptions from Ethiopia article

We have been aware of adoptions from Ethiopia for at least fourteen years. The pioneering agency doing these adoptions is Americans For African Adoptions which is located in Indiana. Adoption Advocates, located in the state of Washington, has also been operating a fine program for many years. Unfortunately, when the numbers of international adoptions from a particular country increase, officials from that country (and often from UNICEF) become concerned. Countries become uncomfortable about large numbers of children leaving and they worry about the quality of adoptive placements. Of course, the quality of programs varies from agency to agency. However, agencies that have been working in Ethiopia for many years have a fine record. Additionally, adoption agencies are licensed in the states where they are located and they are now beginning to meet even more requirements so that they can be accredited for the Hague Treaty on International Adoptions. Orphaned children in Ethiopia are in desperate need of permanent homes.

Miriam Vieni, L.C.S.W.
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