7 Reasons Why 90% of the World’s Orphans Will Never Be Adopted |
| Published: March 24, 2008, 9:36 pm |
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Did you know that there are nearly 150 million orphans worldwide? You read that correctly. 150 million. It's a number I can't even wrap my mind around. Did you know that 90 percent of the world's orphans will never be adopted? I can think of seven common reasons for this: The orphaned children live in countries in which adoption is not culturally accepted. The children are taken in by extended family members and are not formally adopted. A government system cares for orphaned children (usually in orphanages) until they age out of the system. Some orphans are deemed un-adoptable due to their medical, developmental, or cognitive needs. Some children tagged orphans are not truly orphaned many have at least one living birth parent. Birth parents leave their child at an orphanage and promise to return later to pick up the child. If they never return and do not relinquish their parental rights, the child remains in limbo. An [ Full article ] |
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