| Adopting from South Africa last updated 28 Feb 2008 Children from the Vulindlela Village http://www.margate.co.za/images/vulindlela/village-children.jpg South Africa “International Adoption in Legal Limbo” http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=235005&area=/insight/insight__national Adoption Agencies Botshabelo Babie's Shelter (has an adoption program) - http://www.sitemanager.co.za/botshabelo/ Cherub Connections (specializes in hosting adoptive families from Europe) - http://www.cherubconnection.co.za/ K&S Adoption South Africa - http://www.adoptionsa.co.za Adoption Links Adoption Travel Log - http://www.africasangels.org/documents/rucker%20travel%20experiance.doc Adoption Travel Log - http://www.africasangels.org/documents/Travels%20to%20South%20Africa.doc Adoption Forums - http://forums.adoption.com/f186.html Adoption Group (South African Adoption) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southafricanadoption Adoption Group (Netherlands) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoptie-Zuid-Afrika Article about whites adopting black babies in S Africa - http://www.africancrisis.org/photos25.asp Article "Inter-country adoption last resort, or best hope?" 10/17/05, Nicola Spurr - http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=2014 African Angels - http://www.africasangels.org/AdoptionSouthAfrica.html Sample Adoption Forms - http://www.africasangels.org/AdoptionSouthAfrica.html#Overview South African Search Engine (links for adoption) - http://www.aha.co.za/www/scat.asp?ID=Home/Family/Adoption/Support/ South Africa Info (Citizen Services) - http://www.safrica.info/public_services/citizens/services_gov/govservice.htm South African Dept of Home Affairs (discusses adoption) http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/sa_citizenship.asp Yahoo group (Australians adopting from S. Africa) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Australian_SouthAfrican_adoption/ Adoption Process African Angels (nice write up) - http://www.africasangels.org/AdoptionSouthAfrica.html#Overview US State Dept info on Adoptions - http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_443.html Note (from the African Angels Webpage) - " Due to the uncertainty in the current state of international adoptions between the United States and the Republic of South Africa, the African Adoption Alliance is now closed. Families interested in more information on the situation are advised to contact a social worker or lawyer in South Africa. Two contacts I would suggest are: Sue Krawitz and Sheri Shenker Social Workers with Impilo Children’s Home Street Address: 25 11th Ave., Orange Grove, 2192, South Africa Mailing Address : P.O. Box 1675, Bramley, 2018, South Africa Phone: 27-11-640-6685 Fax: 27-11-640-6838 Email: adopt1@iafrica.com Website: www.adoptionsa.co.za Debbie Wybrow and Brad Oliver Wybrow-Oliver Attorneys 49 Edward Drive, Gillitts, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, 3610 Phone: 09-27-31-767-4504 Fax: 09-27-31-767-1490 Email: wyboli@icon.co.za Website: www.wandisa.com Charitable African Darlings (imports children's clothing designed/manufactured in Cape Town in support of the children of South Africa) http://www.africandarlings.com/About_us.html Agathos Foundation - http://www.agathosfoundation.org Blessed Gérard's Care Centre - http://bbg.org.za/carecentre/ Children in Distress (CINDI) (support network for children with AIDS, great links) - http://www.cindi.org.za/ Durban Children's Society (Family and residential care, support and placement of children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS) ctc dorothy Nielson, AIDS/Orphan Programme Co-ordinator , dcsorphans@global.co.za P.O.Box 47569, Greyville 4023 tel: (031) 312-9313, fax: (031) 303-4780 iThemba Lethu - http://www.ithembalethu.org.za Love of Christ Ministries - http://www.tlc.org.za Rainbows of Hope - http://www.wec-int.org/rainbows SafeCare - http://www.safecare.co.za Tabitha Ministries - http://www.tabithaministries.co.za/ Thandanani Foundation (support to orphans and vunerable children) - http://www.thandanani.org.za/main.htm The Child and Family Welfare Society of Pietermaritzburg - http://www.pmbchildwelfare.co.za/ Tree of Faith (safe haven for trauma surviving children) - http://eastcoast.co.za/pops/Faiths%20web/0_Tree%20of%20Faith.htm Cultural ANC Home Page http://www.anc.org.za/ Babynet South Africa http://www.babynet.co.za/ Board about African Haircare http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/44497?it=0 History of Apartheid http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html Rehoboth http://www.rehoboth.org.za Under South African skies (beautiful pictures - look under countries) http://www.sievers.nl/ Government South African Embassy in Washington - http://www.saembassy.org/ US State Dept Consular Information http://travel.state.gov/travel/safrica.html US Embassy South. Africa http://usembassy.state.gov/pretoria Links of Interest African Dreams (shopping) - http://www.african-dreams.co.za/orders.htm Botanic Garden - http://www.jobot.co.za/ CIA World Fact Book - http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sf.html Cradle of Human Kind - http://www.cradleofhumankind.co.za/ Fourways Mall - http://www.fourwaysmall.com/ Garden World - http://www.gardenworld.co.za/ Gold Reef City - http://www.goldreefcity.co.za/ Heia Safari - http://www.heia-safari.co.za/ Johannesburg - http://www.goafrica.co.za/joburg/ Lesedi Cultural Village - http://www.lesedi.com/ Womankind (faces of change around the world) - photos - http://www.nanceackerman.com/womankind/journal25.html Pretoria - http://www.pretoria.co.za/ Rhino and Lion Park - http://www.rhinolion.co.za/ South African Clipart http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/dante/944/peoplecol.htm Web Cam (South African National Park) - http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/webcams/ Maps Library of U Texas Maps - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/south_africa.html News BUA News - http://www.gcis.gov.za/buanews/ Suntimes http://www.suntimes.co.za/ Witness http://www.witness.co.za/ Orphanages - Click Here Photos Hans Hendricksen Photos - http://www.hanshendriksen.net/safgallery.htm Nancy Ackerman Photos of S. Africa (really nice site!) - http://www.nanceackerman.com/womankind/journal25.html Sponsor a child (Check out the Orphanage page - most orphanages have sponsorship programs) Child.org - http://www.child.org.za/home.htm Ingwavuma Orphan Care (caring for orphans in the district) - http://www.orphancare.org.za Travel - Click Here Weather Weather - http://www.wunderground.com/global/ZA.html Time and Date - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=269 Broken Links? E-mail me (mgummere @ yahoo.com) 4/26/06 |
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