3 rd INTERNATIONAL MEET ON ADOPTION NEW DELHI, INDIA February, 2013 Sunil Arora BAL ASHA TRUST

OUR STRENGTHS Every CHILD has a individually designed care plan (Medical, Mental, Emotional, & Physical & Developmental) Every CHILD has a Rehabilitation Plan A strong team of working Trustees, Social Workers, Psychologists, Speech & Occupational Therapists, Pediatricians, Nurses & Care Takers. Computer Trained. We love and know our children The best interest of the CHILD is to live with his Biological family or Adoptive family

Here is what we did … Form FF-ONE is generated Home study is downloaded, Printed, Read & filed. Information on Excel sheet Dossier received & Reviewed Information on form complete. Categorized into Normal / Special Needs including age of child.

COUNTRY WISE FAMILIES

FAMILES – AGE WISE

ALL PROCESS IN TIMELY MANNER Send CSR, PER, Psychological, Medicals, photographs on Answering of any queries Giving additional information Follow up With AFAA Acceptance Received, Documents dispatched Documents Received Procedural Steps begin….

STATUS OF FAMILIES

DETAILS OF CHILDREN

STAGE

CARINGS - FOR CHILDREN IN OTHER HOMES CARINGS - FOR CHILDREN IN OTHER HOMES

Empowered RIPA to take decision on placement

CHALLENGES ARC procedures taking 6 months Adoption not completed in a timely manner Families for Special Needs Children Families for older children RIPA needs to upraise local procedures to each AFAA Families waiting for normal younger children

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” THANK YOU