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Aanchal Report Summary Please keep a copy of the report handy. Up to 2 questions can be asked at the end of each slide. If you dont get the opportunity please wait till the very end when we have a proper question session. The Divisions A
Please keep a copy of the report handy. Up to 2 questions can be asked at the end of each slide. If you don’t get the opportunity please wait till the very end when we have a proper question session.
A Background on the system
The Entire Process
Problems and Solutions
Some Extra Information
Several abbreviations are used as a common standard
Terms that will be used by agencies and other
So please know them
Start with a look at the Hague Convention Then go down the ladder of the important bodies that
CARA EFAAs RIPAs LAPAs Shishu Grehs ACAs (formerly VCAs) CWC ASAs (likely to include the ICSW)
First looks at inter-country adoptions Using two of the the same data sources as the last
CARA and NAAF
Then look in detail at certain countries over the last
India has a relatively small share of the total number of
Gives a visual walkthrough different stages of the adoption I just split it up into these segments for ease of explanation There are 7 stages in total All the blue steps need to be taken by everyone doing the
processing
All the green steps only need to be taken by inter country
adoption PAPs
Child abandoned/relinquished Police and social workers try to find the biological
If no one is found, CWC declares the child free for
Child put into care of Agency Extra step for IA is they need to be declared legally free
Register with the EFAA Get permission of the competent authority for
Application must contain all required documents Notarize all the documents EFAA sends the application, HSR etc to RIPA for
Register with competent authority Submit all the required documents Do the Home Study Report Note, for interstate adoption HSR is done by RIPA,
Extra step for IA is to receive an NOC from the ACA
After approval of the documents, one child is found PAP decides whether they like the child or not The child can be kept with the ACA if they are not
Child is chosen Medical history provided
CSR and PER submitted
Advocate recommended by the agency Advocate prepares petition and submits to relevant
As directed by the court, foster care could begin after
Court could direct the PAP to make an investment on
Court order is given (Under HAMA) register the adoption deed Extra step for IA, is that they now have to apply to get a
Done by the agency
Process is complete Post-adoption processing
This is according to Children of the World Trust Three rounds of follow ups
months The report is sent to the ICSW to be scrutinized The post-adoption processing goes on as long as directed by
the court
The agency tries to maintain a relationship with the family
Brief overview of the time it could take to adopt One more stage is added to this from the above ones,
Which can be the longest stage of them all
Uses information from different sources in trying to
The reality is that it changes according to agency, PAP
There are several requirements that need to be
A single PAP is legally allowed to adopt but there are
There are certain documents that the PAP is required
To be eligible to be adopted, there are certain
There are 3 Acts that a PAP can submit their petition
The GWA – a non-Hindu act HAMA – a Hindu act The JJ Act – a secular act There is a small section on the proposed Personal Laws
There are several things that have to be done to legally
Things like:
The period after relinquishment No open records system The ordering of preferences
A look at which court the petition has to be submitted GWA not looked at because most don’t follow it any
JJ Act is ambivalent and just states a court HAMA sees a court as city civil court or district court A proper argument is set out in the report
Split into in-country and inter-country adoption costs A break-down of the costs that can be incurred through
Registration charge, maintenance, medical, HSR, legal,
ICSW Fixed adoption cost of $3500 for inter-country
A short case study at the two parents I was able to talk
Some brief details about them What they thought of the process Any advice they have
There could be others, but this is just some that I
There are several problems that are currently ailing the
This gives a brief look at several points in question Tried to match as much documentary proof to the
Illegal Adoption Legal Shortfalls Social Stigma Timing – The Process Timing – Putting it off The Right Agency Funding, Education and Care
There are many organizations that have been working in the
field for many years, so there is a lot Pankhudi could learn from them
I just found a few activities from organizations around India
that I thought were interesting
actually helping upgrade agencies’ facilities, by SuDatta At the end there is the recommendations from the
presentation by Dr. Groza, that sets out some great points
These are just some ideas, inspired by points in the
I tried to match it to the scale of activities that
It can be split up into 3 headings
This is the key direction that I believe Pankhudi should
The directive is to slowly change the minds of people in
You can use things like leaflets, seminars and talks One key point is directing this at the right people Another point is the need to work with other
The lack of information is an important factor in putting
people off adoption and making their lives difficult during the process
An information pack could be created An extensive site with the full details of the process With a chat room attached, managed by parents and
agencies
A rating site of agencies Helping set up counseling sessions
Some agencies are less fortunate than others Come in and help agencies with the children Raise clothes, food, toys and books for the children Have a charity drive to raise funds for the poorest
The key piece in doing all of this is for Pankhudi to set
A network of agencies, parents, organizations all that
If you have this resource, then chat rooms and
This last section just shows a sample of what is in an
Some sites that could be of use All the pages and articles used have been uploaded to