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Creating Permanency Through Family
Joint Council & The Network Creating Permanency Through Family Welcomes Members of The Network Colleagues representing France, Italy & Spain Representative of the U.S. Department of State The 2008 Joint Council Business Meeting July 12, 2008
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Agenda Review of Joint Council Meetings in Ethiopia
MOWA Capacity Grant Standards of Practice (SOP) Cultural Sensitivity Agency Assessment
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Joint Council Meetings
MOWA - 2 MOJ - 3 MOFA - 3 First Instance Court U.S. Embassy Consular Officers (France, Italy, Spain, U.S.) The Network – 2 Child Welfare Agencies - 4
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Reality Perception is Reality Education + Change New Perceptions
New Reality
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Review of Meetings Strong interest in capacity building at MOWA & MOJ
Significant concerns regarding “legal child-trafficking” Criticism by International NGOs Concerns over Cultural Insensitivities Complaints from Ethiopian Citizens Concerns regarding “Adoption” Agencies Concerns about the “numbers” of children being adopted
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Child Welfare Child Welfare NGO vs. Adoption Agency
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Reality Child Welfare NGO
Provides a broad range of family & child services Family Preservation Domestic Adoption Public Education Intercountry Adoption Family & Community Development Provides child protections
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“Adoption Agency & Humanitarian Aid”
Reality Child Welfare NGOs do not provide Humanitarian Aid Do provide Programs & Services “Adoption Agency & Humanitarian Aid” Vs. Child Welfare NGO
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Reality Adoption Agency Child Welfare NGO
International Adoption Humanitarian Aid Child Welfare NGO Programs & Services Family Preservation Community Health Care Child Education Domestic Adoption Intercountry Adoption Institutional Support These can be collaborative efforts
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Perception Adoption Agency Child Welfare NGO
Viewed as providing only International Adoption Seen as “taking children for profit” Negative impression on Government and Public Child Welfare NGO Viewed as serving families & children Seen as protecting children Positive impression on Government and Public
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MOWA Capacity Grant Collaborative effort between Joint Council and The Network $220,000 USD ½ from Joint Council ½ from The Network Partnership between the Child Welfare NGOs and the government Increase MOWA’s capacity to regulate Child Welfare NGOs and process adoptions
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MOWA Capacity Grant Computers Desks Cabinets Staff Training
Transportation
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Standards of Practice Principles
Child Welfare NGOs must provide a broad range of programs and services, not just intercountry adoption No incentives to “create” orphans Legal, Ethical & Best Interest of the Child Accountability Transparency Intercountry Adoption as the next to last option (institutions are the last option)
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SOP Documents to be filed with MOWA, Embassy, Joint Council
Policy Statements Annual Budgets Memorandums of Understanding With MOWA With 3rd Party Child Care Centers Compensation Schedules Fee Schedules
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Intake Procedures Family Preservation Birth Mother Counseling
Short term financial assistance Medical assistance Job training Why is the parent relinquishing and what can be done to prevent it?
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SOP Birth Family Counseling
Recent survey showed 6 out of 19 did not conduct birth mother counseling No information provided to birth mother informing her of the consequences of relinquishing her child(ren)
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Cultural Sensitivity “Baby Hotels” Public Travels International Travel
Use guest houses Public Travels Children should not leave the care center unless At Guest House or For Embassy appointments International Travel 75 children each week Limit group travel Public Discipline
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Agency Assessment Committee of MOJ, MOWA, MOFA & MOLSA
Assessing all “agencies” Are they “adoption agencies” or “child welfare NGOs”? Are they protecting children? Procedures to support orphanages Procedures to place children domestically
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Action Items Joint Council Country Representative SOP
Internal implementation Filing of documents with Joint Council Use appropriate terminology Changes to adoptive family housing and travel (Assessments)
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Questions & Answer Period
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The Face of Joint Council
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