Comments on: International Adoption: Adding or taking away? http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/international-adoption-adding-or-taking Adoption information on intercountry adoption process, \"How to\", worldwide adoption news, adoption advocacy and reform, adoption travel and birth country visits, adoption stories, parenting international kids. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:35:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deb Donatti http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/international-adoption-adding-or-taking/comment-page-1#comment-354 Deb Donatti Mon, 28 May 2007 04:44:17 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/05/27/international-adoption-adding-or-taking#comment-354 What a great series of posts!<br /> Although my son was not born in Kenya, he IS Kenyan/American. <br /> This year our children's school did a program called "Cows For Kenya" buying several cows for families to help provide income and sustain livelihood there.<br /> I agree if one child's experience helps direct attention to the country of their heritage, then culture has actually been preserved in a way it might never have been. What a great series of posts!
Although my son was not born in Kenya, he IS Kenyan/American.
This year our children’s school did a program called “Cows For Kenya” buying several cows for families to help provide income and sustain livelihood there.
I agree if one child’s experience helps direct attention to the country of their heritage, then culture has actually been preserved in a way it might never have been.

]]> By: Chromesthesia http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/international-adoption-adding-or-taking/comment-page-1#comment-355 Chromesthesia Mon, 28 May 2007 04:39:00 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/05/27/international-adoption-adding-or-taking#comment-355 There's a good way of looking at it. It brings awareness to people here. Some of whom know very little about cultures outside of their own. Most people do not know the plight of other countries, and this way they can learn, though it is not the main reason but an awesome benefit. There’s a good way of looking at it. It brings awareness to people here. Some of whom know very little about cultures outside of their own. Most people do not know the plight of other countries, and this way they can learn, though it is not the main reason but an awesome benefit.

]]> By: Chromesthesia http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/international-adoption-adding-or-taking/comment-page-1#comment-352 Chromesthesia Mon, 28 May 2007 00:53:42 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/05/27/international-adoption-adding-or-taking#comment-352 When my children I want to adopt grow up I would hope they'd want to return to their country of birth to help their people there. If they do not though, I won't make them feel guilty, but I'd push to make people's lives better across the ocean.<br /> I think International adoption does a LOT more good than harm. Do its opponents just want these children to just languish in orphanges or worse? Or the sort of thing that horrifies me so much I cannot think about?<br /> If they really want to limit international adoption, perhaps they should target the conditions that make it an option, such as poverty, gender issues and so many other things and put their money and energy into doing things like fighting AIDS, getting people educated so that their lives improve like some of these agencies are doing.<br /> One factor in choosing an agency for me is choosing one that will help the children left behind. I know why it's not a good thing to adopt just to help a child, but it's one of the factors in my decicion making process. When my children I want to adopt grow up I would hope they’d want to return to their country of birth to help their people there. If they do not though, I won’t make them feel guilty, but I’d push to make people’s lives better across the ocean.
I think International adoption does a LOT more good than harm. Do its opponents just want these children to just languish in orphanges or worse? Or the sort of thing that horrifies me so much I cannot think about?
If they really want to limit international adoption, perhaps they should target the conditions that make it an option, such as poverty, gender issues and so many other things and put their money and energy into doing things like fighting AIDS, getting people educated so that their lives improve like some of these agencies are doing.
One factor in choosing an agency for me is choosing one that will help the children left behind. I know why it’s not a good thing to adopt just to help a child, but it’s one of the factors in my decicion making process.

]]> By: JudyK http://international.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/international-adoption-adding-or-taking/comment-page-1#comment-353 JudyK Sun, 27 May 2007 16:57:34 +0000 http://internationa.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/05/27/international-adoption-adding-or-taking#comment-353 Good point. <br /> <br /> I know of an organization started by an adoptive parent that aids orphanages in Vietnam. It has also become an adoption agency, but its original purpose was as a humanitarian organization -- Vietnamese Orphans Relief Fund<br /> http://www.vorf.org/<br /> <br /> I think these humanitarian organizations happen much more often than we realize, and they're often started by adoptive parents who see needs in their children's home countries. They're just not publicized a great deal. <br /> <br /> Thanks for bringing this up. Good point.

I know of an organization started by an adoptive parent that aids orphanages in Vietnam. It has also become an adoption agency, but its original purpose was as a humanitarian organization — Vietnamese Orphans Relief Fund
http://www.vorf.org/

I think these humanitarian organizations happen much more often than we realize, and they’re often started by adoptive parents who see needs in their children’s home countries. They’re just not publicized a great deal.

Thanks for bringing this up.

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