The number of children being adopted from Ethiopia by American families has more than doubled in the last four years. With this increased number the need for an association that represents families both in the states as well as within Ethiopia has become necessary. For almost all adoptive families their source of information as well as their bridge to their child’s birth country remains to be their placing agency. This proves to be unsatisfactory as well as an unrealistic expectation. Agencies’ main responsibility is placement and is usually unable to meet the various needs of adoptive families such as tracing birth families, linking adoptive families to cultural and other resources adoptive families find necessary as their children grow up.
Most adoptive families want to somehow remain connected to their child’s birth country. This may be difficult to accomplish as an individual but can be accomplished through setting up a society that gives back to Ethiopia in various ways.
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