The Adoption Option

Graeme CodringtonSep 07,2009

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zetti1 (not verified)Nov 12,2009

advice on possible adoption

i would like to know if there is any information someone can send me in connection with the next scenario:

there is this one colleague that works with me, she told me this morning that she does not know what to do, her 17 year old sister just found out that she is pregnant, she wants to go for a abortion, but we are trying to discourage her not to go!! she can always give the child up for adoption, she is in anyway apparently to far to go for a adoption because she went to the clinic and they told her it's to late, but i am afraid that she might do something to herself, but not just that, that she might do something to harm the baby and that they will both suffer in the long run. so i need to please get some information about adoption and what we can do to help as she nor her family has got money to support the pregnancy and baby/s

PLEASE HELP

Graeme CodringtonNov 14,2009

Advice

zetti1,

It's impossible to give you advice on this issue. Every country - indeed many counties or states - have different rules about both adoption and abortion. You should contact your local social services department, or church group, and ask for more information on adoption options.

nikkif (not verified)Nov 24,2009

hi zetti1, there are a 2

hi zetti1,

there are a 2 options as to what adoption route you can take in South Africa.

1. State
Adoption Agencies

Support Group: 011 640 6685

Major Welfare Adoption Agencies BADISA (CMR);
11 Pastorie Street, or Private Bag X8, Bellville, 7535
Tel: 021 957 7130.
E-mail: badisa [at] kaapkerk [dot] co [dot] za

Child Welfare Adoption Centre (formerly at 13 Electric Road, Wynberg, 7800 -associated with Cape Town Child Welfare)
Lower Klipfontein Road, Gatesville, Athlone, 7764.
Tel: 021 638 3127

Catholic Women’s League Adoption Society (011) 618 1533

Child Welfare Adoption Centre (021) 674 4170

Johannesburg Welfare (011) 331 0171

Orange Vrouevereniging Tak (051) 447 1838

Princess Alice Adoption Home (011) 646 5641/486 1137. Referrals by JHB Welfare

2. Private Social worker
There are numerous Private Social workers that currently have approved families on waiting lists to adopt. If you require any further information on this please feel free to let me know.

regards
nikkif

Liza (not verified)Jan 08,2010

Adoption

Good day

Did your friend got help. I not contact me. I can maybe be of help, we want to adopt a baby
Please let me know

andrea (not verified)Jan 25,2010

adoption

Hi Zetti

Has your friend's sister found a home for this little angel. I am with a professional adoption agency and looking for a baby to adopt.

please let me know if she still needs a home for this baby.

My husband and I have no children and have so much to offer this baby.

God bless

Kind regards
Andrea

ERIKA BADENHORST (not verified)Jan 27,2010

I would like to adopted a baby

I am married to my husband for 5 years, but I cannot give him a baby. I had a historectomy and would love to have a baby to whom I can give a great education, love and a great future. Please if anyone know of a baby that needs a love and caring home, please contact me. I am also Afrikaans spoken and a white female and It is really bad to hear about the hunderd abortions.

Biza (not verified)Mar 05,2010

I wish there were more girls

I wish there were more girls that would consider adoption, we have been waiting 15 years to adopt a white baby. When your heart longs to hold a baby and there just seems to be no hope, you pray that some girl somewhere would realize that she has the ability to give you the most precious gift.

mammatomany (not verified)Dec 01,2009

The Door of Hope in

The Door of Hope in Johannesburg South Africa would love to meet with this mother and help her figure out her next steps. You can contact them on 011-432-2913 or email doorhope [at] netactive [dot] co [dot] za. They also partner with organizations all of South Africa depending on where you are located.

Liza (not verified)Jan 08,2010

Adoption

Good day
I am looking to adopting a baby, bat it is not that easy. We are a white afrikaans speaking family and have 3 kids already. To adope a white child in south africa is not as easy. Where wil I find Help. We are good loving people that wil love a baby as our own
Please if you know of any one that ont to give there baby up for adoption please contact me

Graeme CodringtonJan 08,2010

White babies in Africa

Thanks for your request. Our understanding from our experience is that there are not many white babies in South Africa who need adopting. Those that are available to be adopted are preferred to be given to couples who have no children and have no ability to have children of their own.

For me, the crisis in Africa is the non-white orphans, and I would encourage you highly to consider adopting across the culture and skin-colour divide. This creates an amazing picture of the new South Africa, and of God's Kingdom in which there is neither "Jew nor Greek".

God bless you for your desire to do such a wonderful thing as adopting an orphan.

madeline (not verified)Jan 19,2010

hi there

i would like to know me and my husband have been maried for 11 years and we have tried to have a babie with no secses we went for inseminations and nothing worked we tried all kinds of pills and every thing every body told us to use boere raad like the old people say so we are hoping that there is some one we prefer a white baby that want to give her baby up for adoption we want to do it the lagal way if you read this we have lots of love and we are prepard to give this baby all our love and treat this baby like our own we have bought our home and we wil be giving him/her a very stabel home thank you for listening madeline i hope to hear from you

Pietie (not verified)Apr 15,2010

Adoption

My husband and I are battling for the last 11 years to conceive a child or our own. We are starting our Parenting classes with they Bethany House and want to know of any adoptions. We prefer white babies or toddlers to the age of 4. Can someone help

backslider (not verified)May 20,2010

PRETORIA ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP (PASG)

The PASG was recently started, due to a need for such a support group in the Pretoria area.

The group offers support to individuals and couples considering adoption (transracial families, single parents, gay parents or any other family), as well as those who have already adopted their precious children. Meetings are held on the first Sunday of every month in order for adoptive families to socialize, share experiences and to offer hope and encouragement to newcomers. Please note that this is a social group, informal get-togethers to allow the children to play and parents to mingle.

A FACEBOOK page was created to provide additional information and a source for contact with all members. Please search for us on FACEBOOK or alternatively contact us on the following e-mail address: pretoriaasg [at] yahoo [dot] com.

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