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Ethiopia

In Ethiopia:

Bethany provides a continuum of care through our office and in partnerships with local organizations and churches. We offer services to children and families that include financial support, reaching out to orphans and vulnerable children, supporting extended families who are providing foster care, and caring for abandoned children, orphans, and destitute families. In Ethiopia, Bethany partners with local organizations to offer:

  • Foster care
  • Sponsorship
  • HIV/AIDS awareness
  • Community & family support
  • Skills training and education
  • International adoption

 

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Ethiopia facts*:

Population: 90,873,739 (July 2011 est.)

Capital city: Addis Ababa

Official language: Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 32.7%, Oromigna (official regional) 31.6%, Tigrigna (official regional) 6.1%

Religion: Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7%

Government: Federal Republic

(www.cia.gov*)

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Adoption requirements in Ethiopia:

Adoptive parents must be between the ages of 25 and 50 (parents can be older, but they just need to be open to an older child; 50 is not the cut-off age), with no more than 40 years of age difference between parent and child (this is a country preference and not a hard and fast rule). Couples must be married for at least one year but at least
five years is preferred. Single women are welcome to apply. Families must meet U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service income requirements.

Two trips to Ethiopia are required. Both parents are required to make the first trip where the adoption will be finalized. For the second trip, only one parent is required to travel. It is strongly recommended that both parents travel. You must have both a U.S. passport and visa to enter Ethiopia. If you are considering international adoption, visit our international adoption page or download the adoption guide.  If you are ready to take the first step, begin by completing the preliminary application.

 

 

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  About Ethiopia:

Ethiopia is located in eastern Africa, west of Somalia.  With an economy based primarily on agricultural, on-going struggle with drought and poor land cultivation has created devasting unemployment rates.  Coffee is an important part of Ethiopian culture and economy.

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This fund is designed to provide a way to meet the most urgent global needs. For millions of orphans worldwide, extreme poverty and medical crisis are a life or death, and seemingly hopeless, situation. With your help, through the Global Children's Fund, we are able to meet many children's and families' most critical and urgent needs in a timely and relevant fashion. Together we can give a child hope for a future.

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