Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA ADOPTION CLOSED TO INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION JANUARY 9, 2018
On January 9, 2018 the Ethiopian government made the decision to ban international adoption from Ethiopia. Unfortunately, this country that is about twice the size of Texas has an estimated 4.3 million orphans. The children are primarily orphaned due to poverty, and live in both government-run and privately established orphanages. The need is great in Ethiopia. There are many children in…
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Requirements At-A-Glance
| Timeline: | 48 - 60 months & increasing |
| Waiting Children Age: | Boys/Girls, 6 months - 12 years |
| Parents Ages: | 30 - 50 |
| Marriage: | 1 yr. at application; 2 yrs. at referral |
| Estimated Expenses: | $30,530 - $40,340 |
Bete Hosanna Summer Trip Update
By Melinda Salle, Development Project Coordinator I am so excited to be able to share this encouraging update from Ethiopia. I was there a few weeks ago and enjoyed spending time with our girls and staff. I left inspired by these young women and motivated to continue to shout from the rooftops to tell of…
Feel Great About Blowing Up Your Money
By Jonathan Jackson, Owner and Operator of BOOM Fireworks, which benefits Bete Hosanna We adopted our son, Henry, from China through America World in 2017. We were very moved by the experience of seeing so many orphans in his orphanage, and Danielle decided to return to volunteer for a couple of weeks at the orphanage.…
Our Family’s Return to Ethiopia
By Amanda Oakes, America World Adoptive Mom Jason and I started talking about adoption during the first year of our marriage, and we started talking about it more seriously around our 10-year wedding anniversary. Our two daughters were three and five at the time. Because I am Native American, we started a process with my…
Ethiopia Referral Announcement!
Exciting news from Ethiopia this week! Another precious child was matched with their forever family.Congratulations to “Sierra” and her adoptive family!#BeAStoryteller for children like "Sierra"awaa.org