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Sierra Leone Children
Both boys and girls are available. They are mostly toddlers and preschool-age. Two children can be adopted at the same time.
Note: The requirements and process below is combined with US laws, but it should be a basis
for citizens of other countries.
Requirements
Married couples and single women are allowed to adopt. It is best that parents be at least 25 (US recommendation). Families
with children already in the home are allowed to adopt from Sierra Leone.
Process
Parents may travel to Senegal, a country near Sierra Leone to complete the adoption, or the child(ren) may be escorted. If
you choose to travel, it takes about 7 - 10 days.
Weather / Climate
Other Information / Sierra Leone
The capital is Freetown.
Major Reasons Sierra Leone Children are being put up for Adoption
Sierra Leone has suffered through years of civil war and continuing disease. Most children are given up for adoption due to
poverty. The civil war caused many orphans that are now being put up for adoption.
Advantages
Escorts are very positive because you don't need to worry about traveling expenses or safety issues.
Disadvantages
1.)All As One - AAO; Sierra Leone and the US (US program through another agency). Est. 1997. Based in CA.
2.)#Hope's Promise; Sierra Leone page. Also has programs in Vietnam, Ukraine, and the US. Ethiopia and Cambodia programs
for Colorado residents only.#
4.)The Family Network, Inc.; China, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Latvia, Guatemala, and CA domestic. Based in CA.
6.)MAPS - Maine Adoption Placement Services; Sierra Leone page. 25-year-old agency specializing in adoptions from China,
Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, India, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Sierra Leone, Ecuador, Guatemala, and the US. Has Java.
7.)Plan Loving Adoptions Now, Inc. - PLAN; Sierra Leone page. China, Vietnam, India, Ukraine, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Peru,
Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, and the US.
8.)Christian Mission Foster Homes for Orphans.
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