| Adopting from Mali last updated 23 May 2006 Ancient Mosque At Timbuktu http://www.worldartphotographs.com/mali/mali4.html Adoption Links Adopcion Africa (in Spanish - has a link for Mali) - http://www.adopcionafrica.org/adopcion_index.htm Adopcion en Mali (in Spanish - from the CORA webpage - pdf format) - http://www.coraenlared.org/fichapaises/docs/MALI.pdf Adoption from Mali (in French) - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/adoption-manon/mali.html Adoption Bamako (French Group) - http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptionBamako/ Article "North Lake family awaits child from Mali", dtd 1/30/06 - http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm Association of the Adoptive parents of Mali (has info on the adoption process, photos of the Pouponniere) - http://membres.lycos.fr/demisenya/ History of Manon (adopted in Bamako) a ton of information - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/adoption-manon/ Adoption Requirements Adoption Process (US State Dept) - http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_2767.html Parent requirements : One parent must be at least 30 yrs old, with no biological children. Unmarried, divorced, or widowed parents can adopt, if they have no biological children. Organization in charge of Adoption: Ministère de la Promotion de la Femme, de l’Enfant et de la Famille (MPFEF), or Ministry for the Advancement of Women, Children and the Family Direction Nationale de l’Enfant et de la Famille Ministère de la Promotion de la Femme, de l’Enfant et de la Famille B.P. 2688, Bamako, Mali (e-mail: mpfef@cefib.com ) Dossier: - Certificate of suitability. - psycho-social Information emitted by the competent public Organization. - Certificate of birth of the applicants. - Certificate of marriage. - Faith of life and state. - Police record. - Certificate of physical and mental health. - Copy of pasaporte/D.N.l. - Certificate of residence. - Commitment of pursuit until most of age of the adopted one. - Annual report on the state of health of the adopted boy) - Certificate of economic situation. - Notarial Document declaring that would become position of the minor adoptantes. All the documents must be properly translated in French and legalized Charitable L'association Health and development (helps the pouponnière) - http://www.santedev.org Les Enfants du Mali (supports the children of the pouponnière of Bamako. photos) - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/enfants.du.mali/ Leo Association (deals with handicapped children of the pouponnière) – http:// www.orphelin-handicape-mali.org Mali Assist Project (webpage is not updated) - http://www.maliassist.org/ Save the Children, Canada - http://www.savethechildren.ca/wherewework/westafrica/mali.html SoukabeMali (assistance to the Pouponniere in Bamako) - http://www.soukabemali.org SOS Children - http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/sponsor-a-child/africa-child-sponsorship/mali.htm Cultural Across the Divide "Into the land of Timbuktu" - http://www.acrossthedivide.com/mali.asp Africa Access (tons of great library references for Mali) - http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/specialprojects/africa_access/AA_Research_Projects African Studies Center U of PA (Mali page) - http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Mali.html Art of Mali (with links to other info) - http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/mali_vmfa_collect1.html Mali Art work for sale - http://www.africaguide.com/country/mali/shop.htm Mud Mosques of Mali - http://archnet.org/library/images/sites.tcl?select=collection&key=563 Sacred sites of the Dogon People (fine art prints of the pictures available - worth a look!) - http://www.sacredsites.com/africa/mali/dogon.html Saga Tours (travel to Mali) - http://www.sagatours.com/about-mali.html The Bambara people of Mali - http://www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/bambara.htm Timbuktu Educational Foundation - http://www.timbuktufoundation.org/ Government Links Embassy of the Republic of Mali - http://www.maliembassy.us/new_site/default.htm Gov't of Mali links - http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ml.html US Embassy Mali - http://w3.usa.org.ml/ Links of Interest Africa Studies Center (Mali Page) - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Mali.html Article from IRIN Africa "MALI: Drawing up a national care plan for kids at risk" dtd 6/3/05 - http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=47471&SelectRegion=West_Africa Association of parents with children from Mali - http//membres.lycos.fr/demisenya/index. Children of Mali (Association of Caen) – http://enfants.du.mali Culture Den (products from all over, including Mali) - http://www.cultureden.com/catalog/country/mali/ Help the children of the Pouponnière (orphanage) of Bamako - http://membres.lycos.fr/demisenya/index.html History of Manon (Adopted in Bamako and of Margot, adopted in Togo - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/adoption-manon/ Leo Association (deals with the handicapped children of the pouponnière ) - http://leoassociation.free.fr/ Mali Child Seed Bracelets (nice site) - http://www.cultureden.com/catalog/country/mali/childrens_seed_bead_bracelet4/ Newsgroup (for the members of Demisenya) - http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/demisenya/ Official Webpage of Mali - http://lesitedumali.free.fr/index2.html Street Kids in Mali (Several links) - http://gvnet.com/streetchildren/Mali.htm Maps Library of U Texas - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mali.html News All Africa - http://allafrica.com/mali/ Mali Headline News - http://www.worldswitch.com/Countries/Mali/ Sous le Baobab (news from Mali ) - http://www.geocities.com/infomali/info/index.htm Orphanages - Click Here Weather Weather - http://www.wunderground.com/global/MI.html Time and Date, Bamako - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=29 Broken links, broken cups, just plain broken? 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