Birth Country Search
By Country of Origin
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For an intercountry adoptee exploring their identity and story, birth search programs by country of origin can be incredibly valuable.
These programs can offer a vital link to a past that might otherwise remain obscured, providing access to records, documents, and information about their birth family and cultural background. Understanding your country of origin can help adoptees piece together their personal history and gain insights into the social, cultural, and familial contexts they were born into.
This knowledge not only aids in forming a more complete sense of self but also fosters a deeper connection to their heritage. Birth search programs can facilitate meaningful connections with biological relatives or communities, helping adoptees bridge gaps between their past and present.
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– Adoptive Family Travel (TIES Program) in Colombia
– Children’s Home Society of Minnesota – Colombia Post Adoption Resources
– Intercountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) – Searching for Family in Colombia
– Families of FANA – Searching for Birth Country and Birth Family in Colombia
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We refer you to Indian adoptee, Dr. Kripa Cooper – Lewter at skripa75@yahoo.com
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– Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots
– Birth Sibiling Search Registry by Familias de Corazon
– Next Generation Guateala (NextGenGuate)
We refer you to adoptee Gemma Givens, Founder and Executive Director of Next Generation Guatemala https://nextgenguate.wixsite.com/home
For additional information about this organization and ways they can support you:
Additional coverage, Telemundo Pt. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Vr9XetnxM
Telemundo Pt. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8OtIQHkdc
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– National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)
– Korea Adoption Services (NCRC)
– Global Overseas Adoptees Link (GOA’L)
– International Korean Adoptee Service Inc. (InKAS)
InKAS and KoRoot are groups that will help with translations and will escort adoptees to agencies, orphanages, finding sites, police stations and hometowns; also provide lodging for adoptees at extremely low fees.
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Would you like your resource(s) to be included?
Contact connect@iamadoptee.org with the following information:
– Name of Program/Resource/Project
– Name of Organization
– Program Website
– Program Social Media
– Program Description
– What country of origin does your program serve?
– Does your program serve adoptees of all ages? (Yes/No) (Please Specify Ages)
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