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Kazakhstan Adoption – One of the Few Options Left in International Adoption
Posted by alibabarika in Articles on July 22, 2010
For those seeking to adopt internationally, choices are fewer and fewer with each passing year. Countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Guatemala, Bulgaria, Romania, and Liberia which once approved hundreds and in some cases, thousands, of adoptions per year have closed their doors. China, once the largest adoption program in the world is backed up for years and single women can no longer adopt from China. The choices that remain are few and Kazakhstan stands out amongst those countries that still offer viable options.
Kazakhstan is situated in Central Asia in the eastern most reaches of Europe and borders Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world and was formerly a member of the Soviet Union.
International Adoption – The Plight of Kyrgyzstan
Posted by alibabarika in Articles on July 22, 2010
Kyrgyzstan, once a major participant of the international adoption field, is now mentioned with nothing but contempt and spurn. The story of the 65 children awaiting their families has made it to the front pages of adoption blogs, became a heated topic of discussion within many chatrooms, reached several written publications, and is now a major concern for the US Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues. There is, however, a great hope that the current situation will be resolved speedily and efficiently, and that these, and many other children, will soon be with their forever families.
Going back to the moment when China released its new adoption regulations and provisions, effectively making their adoption process cumbersome and unreliable at best, Kyrgyzstan, along with other Asian countries, stepped up to fill the void created by China’s decision. A neighboring country, Kyrgyzstan, both geographically and ethnically closer to China than Russia, another major partaker in the field of international adoption, appealed to the american parents with its transparent and straight forward process, reasonable associated fees, and a general reliability of the program. For some time Kyrgyzstan was a viable alternative, and soon became a primary program that parents asked about and considered, many naming Kyrgyzstan as the only option considered. Things, however, rapidly declined at the end of 2008.