Re: Adoption
this is detailed info from one site, but thought i would post it here as well.
LIST OF PAKISTAN ORPHANAGES
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Edhi Foundation
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Anjuman Kashana-e-Itfal-o-Naunehal
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SOS Children’s Village of Pakistan
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HOPE
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Zehra Homes
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Didar Karim
- Edhi Foundation
Edhi Foundation is one of the most commonly used orphanages for adoption simply because they get more abandoned or orphaned children than any other organization and the wait time to get a referral is much less than others (typically three to four months.)
Mrs. Bilquis Edhi personally handles the adoptions and prefers that overseas families designate a local contact in Karachi to periodically visit the center and call her office to check on the application status. Mrs. Edhi also asks for periodic updates after she places a child with a family.
Typically, Edhi places babies that have been abandoned or left in their care, to childless adoptive couples. Once a child is placed, Edhi Foundation requires adoptive parents to get a complete medical checkup of the child so they can be certain that the child is the right fit for them. Babies tend to be underweight due to poor prenatal care but in the majority of cases, the children quickly catch up with their peers under loving parental care.
The Edhi Foundation has in the past required a three-month waiting period between the time of the placement of the child and when they relinquish release forms about the child that will allow one to proceed with getting a birth certificate and gaining guardianship, but more recent adoptions have involved shorter waiting periods. This is something to consider if there is a strong time constraint on staying in Pakistan for an extended period to care for the child. However, Mrs. Edhi does allow applicants to assign an individual to care for the child in their absence to meet the waiting period requirement. Mrs. Edhi needs to be informed about the individual in advance of any child placement.
An article on Edhi foundation can be viewed at http://www.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/040506/review7.htm
Below is a list of Edhi Adoption Centres in Pakistan.
Bilquis Edhi Adoption Centre - download Application Form
Karachi c/o Edhi Foundation
Rangila Street Boulton,
Market Mithadar,
Karachi 74000 Mrs. Bilquis Edhi
Ph: 92-21-242-4125
Ph: 92-21-241-3232
Fax: 92-21-241-8753
- Anjuman Kashana-e-Itfal-o-Naunehal
Kashana gets fewer babies and therefore the waiting period could be up to two years. They require the adoptive mother to visit their center daily for a week to learn to care for the child placed with her and based on their assessment, they provide their release, which allows one to proceed with getting a birth certificate and guardianship order.
A doctor immediately checks babies that are handed over to Kashana. They are not put up for adoption if there are serious health concerns about the baby or the baby is severely underweight. The staff at Kashana works to bring the baby’s weight up to a certain standard, and provide treatment to fix the health issues. In any case, they do not put the baby up for adoption before he/she is at least 3 months old.
They carefully select the couple which they think would be most suitable to raise the baby. They try and “match” the baby with the parents. They believe that this helps the baby to better adjust in the family. Once they think there is a good match, they contact the parents.
The babies are housed in a peaceful nursery with usually three or four attendants. The prospective mother is asked to come to the nursery every day for a week, where she is “trained” to take care of the baby. A separate area complete with a crib is kept aside for this training. The mother learns to clean the baby, feed, change and give the baby a bath.
After the week of training, the baby is taken home. One has to appear with the baby in front of the board at Kashana and there is a formal handing over ceremony with much cheering and blessings for the baby.
Typically, Kashana does not give another child for adoption to a couple who already has one. The reason is the tremendous number of applications they have and the limited number of babies they get. Additionally, they do not hand over the baby to a relative of the adoptive parent. They will inform the parents and wait until the child is picked up by the parent themselves.
In order to apply, one parent has to go and meet Mrs. Isphahani, present their case and fill out the application. One has to fill the application, give a copy of a nikah nama and a photograph of the adoptive couple. Later, a home study and a statement of finances are submitted.
Read an article on Kashana at http://www.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/031120/review9.htm
Anjuman Kashana-e-Itfal-o-Naunehal
Karachi Survey No. 8/3,
Stadium Road,
Karachi 74800 Ph: 92-21-493-2828
Ph: 92-21-494-1553
- SOS Children’s Village of Pakistan
Like Kashana, SOS gets very few newborns and they do not adopt out older children that are placed with them. When they get a newborn child for adoption, they give the child to the adoptive family or their designated representative right away. Once they have the child, they call the applicant’s Pakistani contact. If someone cannot come and pick up the baby right away, they contact the next person on the list.
SOS is not very keen on giving babies to couples who already have a child, but sometimes they make exceptions.
A list of various SOS centres throughout Pakistan is provided below.
SOS Children’s Village of Pakistan - download Application Form
Dhodial Fatima Zia Plaza Opposite Ayub Medical Complex Manshra Road, Abbottabad,
NWFP Ph: 92-992-500-885
[email protected]
Faisalabad Faisalabad Chak No. 198/R.B. Gatwala Post Office Gatwala District,
Faisalabad Ph: 92-41-875-1976
Ph: 92-41-875-2049
[email protected]
Islamabad 3rd Floor, 22/B, West Blue Area Hajvairy Mansion Building
Islamabad Ph: 92-51-220-1125
Ph: 92-51-287-2340
Ph: 92-51-287-2057
[email protected]
Karachi 153-Deh Mehran, Jinnah Avenue Behind Mukhtarkar’s Office, Malir Halt
Karachi- 71500 Ph: 92-21-459-2202
Ph: 92-21-459-3035
[email protected]
Kasur Near Wapda Office Defence Colony, Khem Kirn Road, Kasur 0492-765629-764051
[email protected]
Kuwait, UAE P.O. Box. 22412, Safat, 13085, Kuwait Ph: 0965-4832291
Ph: 0965-4849532
[email protected]
Lahore Ferozepur Road,
Lahore 54600 Ph: 92-42-586-6546
Ph: 92-42-585-4416
Ph: 92-42-583-9644
Ph: 92-42-585-2377
[email protected]
Lahore Ferozepur Road,
Lahore 54600 Ph: 92-42-585-6955
Ph: 92-42-585-2377
[email protected]
Middlesex, UK 114 Rowlands Avenue, Hatch End, Middlesex
HA5 4AP Ph: 44-20-8428-8221
Ph: 44-20-8421-2361
[email protected]
Multan Industrial Estate, Sector No.01 Multan Ph: 92-61-653-8480
Ph: 92-61-653-8481
Ph: 92-61-653-8482
[email protected]
Muzaffarabad P.O.Box.148,
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Ph: 058810-42302-42252-42862
[email protected]
Quetta C/o Merck Marker 7–Jail Road, Quetta Ph: 92-81–283-5649
Ph: 92-81–282-9956(57,60)
Ph: 92-81–282-6149
[email protected]
Rawalpindi Opposite High Court, G. T. Road P. O. Box 1379,
Rawalpindi Ph: 92-51-449-0510
Ph: 92-51-449-0511
[email protected]
Sargodha 49 Tail, Main Faisalabad Road, Near Board of Secondary Education Ph: 92-48-321-2828
Ph: 92-48-322-2002
Ph: 92-451-322-4306
[email protected]
Sialkot C/o Ali Trading Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Khadum Ali Road, Sialkot Ph: 92-52-322-4906
Ph: 92-52-322-4907
Ph: 92-52-355-3827
[email protected]
Toronto, Canada Apt. 406,
77 Avenue Road, Toronto,
ON M5R 3R8, Canada Ph: 1-416-966-0100
Cell: 1-416-450 3340
[email protected]
Washington DC, USA P.O. Box 34604 Bethesda
Maryland 20817
Washington D.C.
USA Ph: 1-703-492-6563
Ph: 1-240-597-3259
[email protected]
- HOPE
Contact of HOPE is provided below.
HOPE
Karachi 5 Amir Khusro Road, “Mehvush” Overseas Co-op Housing Society, Block 7/8, Karachi, Pakistan Dr. Mubina Agboatwall
Mr. Tariq Niazi
Dr. Khalid Omer
Mr. Saad Amanullah Khan
Ph: 92-21-453-9393
Ph: 92-21-223-9930
Ph: 92-21-431-0402
Fax: 92-21-452-0464
- Zehra Homes
Contact of Zehra Homes is provided below.
Zehra Homes
Karachi Bab-e-Ali, Al-Alamdar Building Opp. Lyari Railway Station
Mauripur Road Karachi,
Pakistan Mr. Azhar
Ph: 92-21-251-1611
Mr. Khatri
Ph: 92-21-251-1601
Ph: 92-21-251-1604
- Didar Karim
Contact of Didar Karim is provided below.
Didar Karim
Vancouver, Canada Didar Karim
Ph: 1-604-986-6111
[email protected]