thinking about adopting from haiti

We are working with CASI Foundation for Children out of Boise, Idaho. It's one of the few adoption agencies that is approved by the Haitian government and also has extensive knowledge and success with the process. We are very pleased with them up to this point of our adoption journey. There are so many great reasons to adopt from Haiti. It will be well worth the wait. :happydance:

I'm thinking about adopting from Haiti as well; I'm 36, divorced, and content to remain single but thinking more and more about raising a child. Is transracial adoption looked down on in Haiti? I ask because I'm white and I don't want to come up against something like that by surprise. Also, would the fact that I speak French be a good thing or a bad thing? Good in that I can help the child maintain their native language, bad in that the fact that I speak French means I may inadvertently disrupt their English-language development? I have SO many weird questions and thoughts about this...I'm on step 1 of a million.

If they are living in the US, it would be pretty hard to stop them learning English.

If their first language is French, then you are very right about that. I just want to know about potential hindrances/barriers from the get-go.

I've learned that the main language in Haiti is actually Kreyol, a variance on French. How wonderful it would be for her to be bilingual though. I've also learned that when they come home to you, they are undernourished, small for their age, may have parasites, are weak and scared. They rebound very fastly however, once they start recieving proper nutrition and your love and attention. I don't know if transracial adoption is looked down on anymore or less than here in the states, be prepared for lots of stares and questions and the occassional invasion of her personal space. Once you get hooked up with an agency, you will have to go thru a training program that will teach you so much about adopting from Haiti and also how to handle the racial issues that come up. Our child isn't home yet, but the training has left us feeling pretty prepared. It helps that we are also friends with someone who has already been thru what we are going thru and has had her child with her for about a year and a half. Single women can adopt from Haiti, but they have to write to the powers that be in Haiti to ask permission, done with the help of your agency. You can always call an agency for an information packet and bombard them with as many questions as you can think of, with no obligation. Adoption agencies are a great source and know the most about the process. Happy adoption journies. :)

True, Haitian French is not the same as what's spoken in France but I can communicate with Haitians in French without much difficulty, and they can understand me. Can you or anyone recommend any particular agencies? Of course I would be concerned about a child who is malnourished and has parasites but luckily both can be remedied! :love:

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