What to Do About Adoption Corruption
1) Become educated about what’s going on in IA.
2) Research the adoption related laws and regulations of a few sending countries.
3) Do ongoing research to understand the cultural/economic/political, etc. context.
4) Keep tabs on whether your agency and the other adoption agencies practicing in the countries you have chosen, are abiding by the rules.
5) Be aware of the role that foreign fees and foreign/orphanage donations play in incentivizing corrupt sourcing of children.
6) Hold non-profits and others accountable for how money is spent.
7) Encourage agencies to carefully vet and then hold their own foreign partners responsible for their actions.
Join online groups like Adoption_Agency_Research and learn and participate.
9) Find ways to make a difference in terms of the root causes of the “need” for adoption — desire to parent does not trump the human rights of others.
10) Educate yourself on the adoption related laws and regulations of your own country.
11) Research the adoption practices of other receiving countries as a way of understanding your own country’s practices. In what ways do other receiving countries “do it better”?
12) Educate yourself on the International Documents that are applicable to International Adoption.
13) During Adoption Crises, Avoid the Temptation to Work Against Investigations, Enforcement, and Reforms. Do what you can to help.
14) Work to Mature the Way Adoption is understood in our Society.
15) Speak up.
16) Speak to PAP’s [Potential Adoptive Parents] formally and informally about finding ethical agencies.
17) Tell the bad stories.
18) Pool your resources and use your unique talents.
19) Work for Legislative and Executive Remedies. [compiled by Desiree, Usha and Barbara at IAT, with permission]
If you liked this article, vote for it on del.icio.us and stumbleupon.Read my husband’s articles on adoption corruption at:
http://works.bepress.com/david_smolin/ and watch the US Federal Special Agent Richard Cross’s presentation, What Really Happened in Cambodia
–Discuss with others. Right now discussions about adoption ethics are almost taboo. When conversations about adoption ethics become more common-place, improvements in adoption practice & ethics are sure to follow. Desiree
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