| Adopting from Malta last updated 28 August 2006 Well...it was either this or a dog. :) Note - Per the US State Dept webpage, no orphans from Malta have been issued visas. Probably because the country is small and not many orphans are available for adoption. Check out the links of interest and read how international adoption by the Maltese has grown since 1995. But, what the hey...I had the orphanages, so I grew an adoption page around it. Interesting country...check some of the links out. Adoption Process US State Dept - http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_3025.html Adoption Links Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity - http://www.msp.gov.mt/services/sif/service_info.asp?cluster=children&serviceid=52 List of Attorneys (from the US Embassy, Malta) - http://malta.usembassy.gov/list_of_attorneys.html Government Embassy of Malta, Washington DC (no webpage) - 2017 Connecticut Avenue NW, 20008 Telephone: (202) 462-3611 Government of Malta - http://www.gov.mt/index.asp?l=2 Maltese Department of Information (has links to government entities) - http://www.doi.gov.mt/ U.S. Embassy in Valleta, Malta - http://malta.usembassy.gov/ Links of Interest Article “One Big Happy Family” (on the Ursuline Creche) - http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2001/0429/campaign.html Background info on Malta - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107763.html Culture of Malta (Islands of Malta, Gozo, Comino) - http://www.malta.cc/maltese_culture.htm Church Children’s Homes (a list) - http://www.ngo-caring.global.net.mt/items.asp?item=550 Social and Family Affairs (has some interesting info about adoptions/fostering, 1995) - http://us.geocities.com/Athens/4185/index.html Dept of Children and Family Services (1996, has stats for adoption) - http://www.geocities.com/athens/4185/dcfs96.htm Dept of Family Welfare 2003 report - http://www.msp.gov.mt/documents/family/dfw_2003.pdf Lonely Planet - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/malta/ Visit Malta - http://www.visitmalta.com/ Maps Library of U Texas Map of Malta - http://www.destinationmalta.com/malta_map.htm News The Times of Malta - http://www.timesofmalta.com/ Orphanages The Central Office for Children’s Homes of the Archdiocese of Malta runs 14 Homes - http://www.maltachurch.org.mt/Charity/children.htm Fatima Working Girls’ Hostel (Sliema) Fejda for girls (Sta Venera) Formula One (B’Kara ) Fra Diegu Home (Hamrun) Jesus of Nazareth Hostel (Zejtun) Holy Family Home (Zabbar) St. Francis de Paule Home (B’Kara) St. Jeanne Antide Centre (Sta Venera) St. Joseph Home for Boys (Hamrun) St. Joseph Home (Zabbar) St. Joseph Home (Zejtun) St. Patrick’s Salesian School (Sliema) St. Rita Home (Tarxien) St. Theresa Home (Zurrieq) Suret il-Bniedem (Gzira ) Ursuline Creche (Sliema) Ursuline Home (Valletta) Ursuline Home (G’Mangia ) Time/Weather Time - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=255 Weather - http://www.wunderground.com/global/ML.html Dwarf Planets? Gas Planets? E-mail me (mgummere @ yahoo.com) |
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