| Adopting from Morocco last updated 1 October 2007 http://www.tc.com/galleries/Morocco/source/_q3p5693.html NOTE - I received an e-mail from Nassera Ouaaz (nassera.ouaaz@bilinfolan.fr)a person who belongs to APAERK association in France. She tells me if anyone is interested in learning more about Kafala in Algeria or Morocco, Zahia (who lives in the USA) can be used as a resource. Zahia's e-mail is zahia_belkhous@freddiemac.com She is a member of APAERK and speaks English Adoption Agencies (non-US) Adopcion Africa (Spain) - http://www.adopcionafrica.org/adopcion_index.htm APAERK (French agency) - http://apaerk.free.fr Asociación de familias adoptantes de Aragón (Association of Adoptive families of Aragón ) (Spanish) - http://www.afada.org/ Cheryl Appell (Ontario), 306 - 10 Alcorn Ave., Toronto M4V 3A9, (416) 927-0891, fax 927-0385 e-mail appell@dicksonlawyers.com. Adoption Links Adoption from Algeria and Morroco (French Group) - http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptionAlgerieMaroc/ Adoption Process US State Dept Info - http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_423.html “In order to adopt a child in Morocco, you must become officially Moslem and obtain a document to that effect from the appropriate religious authorities in Morocco. Statements asserting that Moslem beliefs are held by an American from any religious authorities outside Morocco will not be honored. You must also demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Moroccan authorities that you were resident in Morocco prior to your adoption of a Moroccan child. There is no set time period for residence, which means that Moroccan authorities can essentially decide at will who is and who is not a qualified resident” General considerations (machine translated from http://www.afada.org): Morocco is a predominatly Muslim Country, and ‘adoption’ of orphans is not done. The child is placed under a guardianship (trusteeship) of the new parents. Legal references - Law 165/93 (Department of the Interior of 1983), Code of the Personal Statute (Mudawana). Dossier (Properly legalized, translated into French or Arabic) - Certificate of birth. - Certificate of marriage, with a minimum of two years of marriage. - Certificate of economic solution. - Certificate of work. - Medical Certificate. - Psycho-social Survey (Home Study?) - Criminal record. - Certificate of residence. - Certificate of suitability (US 171?). In addition, a request of kafala and a certificate of lodging, in which one settles down that this marriage has address in Morocco, since Circulating of 1983 demands this requirement to the foreign citizens whom they love to constitute one kafala. Once completed the file it is made arrive at the Wilaya (maximum organ of local representation) or at the Prefecture (several prefectures form a Wilaya). A social assistant and a Kaid make simultaneous surveys to know the family. The marriage must maintain an encounter with both. After the conclusion of the surveys, it is sent, with all the documentation, to the Department of the Interior, that must approve or not the file. If the Department of the Interior decides the authorization of the file, this one is sent again to the Wilaya or Prefecture, where it becomes to summon to the parents and in an approximated term of 24 hours, the Wali authorizes the delivery of the minor and the constitution of kafala. Centers in which left children take refuge Hospital Hassani of Nador Lalla Merien of Rabat Ghassani Hospital Center (Fez) Protection de ÍEnfance Binds to Marocaine, Marrakech Charitable BAYTI (non-profit assoc helping street children, abandonned and sexually exploited children) - http://www.bayti.net/en/index.php Culture Abdelhadi SAID: Moroccan Poet - http://www.marweb.com/cgi-bin/marwebmaen/jump.cgi?ID=944 Al Manar: Morocco art gallery - http://www.marweb.com/cgi-bin/marwebmaen/jump.cgi?ID=2835 Discovering Marrakesh Museums - http://www.marweb.com/cgi-bin/marwebmaen/jump.cgi?ID=412 Morocco Meanderings (belly dancing classes, articles, etc) - http://www.casbahdance.org/ Sally's Place (cuisine) - http://www.sallys-place.com/food/ethnic_cusine/morocco.htm The Gutsy Gourmet (N. African Recipes) - http://www.thegutsygourmet.net/africa.html Government Consulate General of the Kingdom of Morocco, in New York - http://www.moroccanconsulate.com/ Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Washington DC - http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Morocco_emb.html Government of Morocco on the WWW - http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ma.html U.S. Embassy, Rabat - http://www.usembassy.ma/ Links of Interest Africa Adopt (yahoo group) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptafrica Amics des Infants del Marroc (Friends of the Children of Morocco) (in French) - http://www.iiia.csic.es/~levy/imaweb/ Article "Morocco orphanage squalor revealed" (April 05) - http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4BBEBC29-A1E6-4FE4-81D4-42E4A00C3CCE.htm Article "Morocco's Charity Homes in Crisis" (May 05) - http://www.moroccotimes.com/special/article.asp?idr=132&id=6822 CIA World Factbook - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mo.html Encyclopedia of the Orient (info on Marakech and othe rcities) - http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?marrkech.htm Friends of Morocco (gov’t, personal, travel, chat forums, etc – worth a look)) - http://friendsofmorocco.org/index.htm Marweb (search engine and directory) - http://en.marweb.com/morocco/ Virtual Morocco (chat forum) – http://forums.virtual-morocco.net/ Maps Library of U. Texas Maps - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/morocco.html News African News Agency - http://www.afrol.com/countries/morocco All Africa - http://allafrica.com/morocco/ Moroccan Gateway - http://www.al-bab.com/maroc/latest.htm MoroccoTimes - http://www.moroccotimes.com Topix.net (news) - http://www.topix.net/city/morocco-int Photos Dan Heller's Photos (wow!) - http://www.danheller.com/morocco.html Peter Langer Photos - http://www.peterlanger.com/Countries/Africa/Morocco/ Pictures of Places - http://www.picturesofplaces.com/Africa/morocco.html Orphanages - Click Here Weather/Time Time and Date Casablanca - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=60 Weather for Morocco - http://www.wunderground.com/global/MC.html Questions, Info on agencies - E-mail me (mgummere @ yahoo.com) 4/16/06 |
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