Ethiopia's Ministry for Women, Children, and Youth Affairs has announced a significant cutback to its intercountry adoption program. US State Department warns that families who have not yet been matched with a child may experience significant delays to their application.
Prior to the announcement, Ethiopian courts would process 50 international applications per day. That number was reduced by 90% to just 5 applications.
According to Ministry spokesperson Abiy Ephrem, the changes have come about in response to allegations of fraud. The reduction in cases will allow for a better verification of each application, including the child's orphan status and documentation. Read more here.
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If you are BC resident who has been impacted by this change, feel free to contact Sarah Reid, AFABC Education & Cross Cultural Coordinator, for support: sreid@bcadoption.com or 604-320-7330.
If you are waiting to adopt from Ethiopia and would like to be put in touch with other waiting families, please send your preferred contact information (either email or phone number) to sreid@bcadoption.com
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