Children's Hope International E-Newsletter

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

Photo Essay
Returning to Her Homeland and Giving to Her Heritage

DEVELOPMENT AID:

Geneva Global Foundation
Lives Changed in Henan

BLOG OF THE MONTH:

Made for an Angel
Raising the Money to Fly to His New, and Only, Little Brother

PARENT-TO-PARENT:

Parent-To-Parent
Almost Magic - the Connection Between Mother and Child

KIDS CORNER:

Kids Corner
Kids Scrap for Favorite Memories

* * Calling all Young Artists * *

Stick figures to masterpieces - share your child's art with Children's Hope. Scan the art and e-mail the digital file to Jennifer Newcomb.

PROGRAM UPDATES:

	China A Surprise for 22 Children's Hope China Families, Referrals Received "Early"
	Colombia Homecomings!
	Ethiopia Ethiopia's First Adoptions
	Russia Awaiting Re-Accreditation
	Vietnam Healthy and Special Need Referrals

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KAZAKHSTAN PROGRAM UPDATES

An adoption from Kazakhstan can either be a one or two trip process. Under Republic of Kazakhstan law, parents are required to spend around two weeks bonding with their child prior to adoption. There is then about a month between this bonding time and the actual completion of the adoption.

From our experience, for families who break the process up into two trips, the first trip will be 3-to-4 weeks (depending on the region). We have several families who were able to complete their first trip in 3 weeks, but then we also had families who had to stay up to four weeks.

The second trip normally takes place around a month after the first trip. Only one parent is required for the second trip but of course both parents are welcome. This is a short stay of only 2-3 days in country before flying back home.

Some families have opted to stay in Kazakhstan for the entire time. If a family decides on this one trip approach, they need to count on 45-60 days in country.

Update:
Families in the process: 167	Families applied in June: 17

Dossier families: 42	Dossiers received in June: 8
Families waiting for their trips: 4

Heidi Grueser of Florida and her daughter Charli Su� can remember their bonding time in Kazakhstan exactly two years ago in 2005. (Above) Charli Su�s first photos.