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The
International foster care is an act of
solidarity managed by Sant'Egidio Community
that guarantees the minors who live in poorer
countries and their families an economic
support so that they may receive basic staples,
education, and necessary health care. At the
same time it is characterized by respect for
the original family and by the support given
to the family's educational effort. In fact,
International foster care allow children to
stay in their home, family, and country.
Since September of 1998 the Community of Sant'Egidio
has run a program of international foster
care. A secretariat was created to deal with
this children's aid program.
International
foster care provide:
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Scholastic support for the child.
# Scholastic support for the child and for his
or her entire class.
# Complete adoption of the child: including
school, nutrition, and health care.
# Complete adoption of the child and economic
support for his or her family.
More
than 600 "long distance adoptions"
have begun in 2004, involving children in
Ivory Coast, Mozambique, and Ukraine.
International
Foster Care
in Mozambique
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In
Mozambique the international foster
care project supports children who
live in the villages around Pemba, in
the North of the country. The
population of these areas lives in
extreme poverty. Families are often
large and live in temporary shelters
and have serious problems because of
the water supply. The economic aid
sustains the family in their primary
needs and guarantees the children the
possibility to go to school and buy
the necessary scholastic materials.
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Program
Details
Who
are the beneficiaries of the program?
The
program is carried out for orphans and
children with jobless parents or having a very
poor financial situation. They need the basic
support to grow with a good education and
health assistance.
May
I know the adopted children?
Yes,
of course. You will receive the address of the
school, of the family, of the project
coordinator, with a picture of the child and a
brief report concerning his/her situation; we
provide to keep the contact with the child
through an exchange of letters and pictures.
It also possible to visit the child on site
and get all the information about the project.
How
long is the adoption?
The
minimum period for the adoption is 12 month,
nevertheless we do not have any limitation
about the duration: we consider the program
closed when the boy or girl completes the
studies and he or she can enter in a
university or try to get some sort of
employment too.
It
is possible to stop the adoption anytime,
informing the project coordinator three month
in advance.
What
do I have to do to adopt a child?
To
start a long distance adoption is easy: First
of all:
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you can get more detailed information about
the different kind of adoptions;
- you can chose the kind of adoption you like;
- you can fill out the application form that
we send you;
- you sign out the form and you send us by
mail to:
TENNIS
FOR AFRICA
Via Oslavia, 41/d 00195 Rome ITALY
or by fax +39 06 37357924
or
directly to:
Comunità
di Sant'Egidio
Adozioni a distanza
Piazza S.Egidio 3/a, 00153 ROMA
or by fax +39 06.5800197
You
will receive the requested information about
the adoption, with the picture of the child
and his/her personal previous information. If
you prefer to support a group of children, you
wll receive a picture and infomation about
all the beneficiaries.
You
can organize the donation as you like ( per
month or per year/ other ) in different way (credid
card, wire transfer, etc).
What
is the cost of the sponsorship?
The
cost is different depending on the kind of
adoption:
Monthly
doantion:
Adoption for 1 child: 26,00 Euro
Adoption for a group: 15,00 Euro
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