By Wilma Correa | Donor Relations & Communication Manager
Children need a family with whom they can bond. Children need daily guidance and love that take time, commitment, and maturity. Adoption is a good way to meet the fundamental needs of children who need a family. Growing up in a loving and happy family is the best possible outcome for an orphaned child as he gets individual attention and resources which are not available to him otherwise.
There are less than 5000 legal adoptions in our country. In a country with over 20 million orphans, this number is ridiculously small. Adoption is by far the best outcome for an orphaned child – much better than life in institutionalized care. It is a win-win for the Adoptive parents as well and there are enough parents willing to adopt a child.
The biggest reason for low adoption numbers is shortage of children available with the adoption agencies. The number of registered adoptive parents is more than 10,000 while on CARA's (Central Adoption Resource Authority) website, the children available for adoption are only about 1500. Thus, there are enough parents wishing to adopt and not enough children available in the adoption stream.
In our work with orphanages, we have noticed many young children without any parental contact or whose parents' where abouts are not known. On a case to case basis, we have facilitated movement of such children into adoption and they have been placed with families. This has happened to 50+ children and is one of the most fulfilling and joyful outcomes from our work, because for these children, their life has been completely transformed on a permanent basis.
We again had a breakthrough in September 2017 in Odisha - Kandhamal district where 11 children were declared legally 'free for adoption' & are, therefore, a step closer to being adopted by loving families!
As an organisation, CSA is continuously striving to make every effort to see that no child is deprived of a family through the beautiful gift of adoption!
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