News
March 8, 2012: World View Adoption Directors Travel to India
World View continues its annual visits to India for meetings with the Central Adoption Authority, the Canadian High Commission and various local orphanages. We will be pleased to update you about findings from this trip in April News.
Please note for your calendar! The next annual World View Adoption Party and Fundraiser for the Hammer Band, from Violence to Violins, will be held Sunday, June 17, 2012. For information on ticket sales, please contact our office. (Tax receipts from the Hammber Band will be available.)
March 1, 2012: All World View Families Uploaded Successfully
World View Adoption is pleased to advise that all newly approved families have been uploaded successfully into the CARINGS system, the Central Adoption Authority’s (CARA) centralized system for managing the adoption process from India.
January 20, 2012: India Program Opens Again
World View Adoption is pleased to advise that India has reopened its non-relative adoption program as of January 20, 2012.
As per the new process and implementation of the on-line CARINGS system, 100 applications are being accepted on a monthly basis via registration through authorized foreign adoption agencies (AFAAs) globally. Registration is open until 100 entries have been submitted. Registration reopens again the following month.
World View Adoption successfully uploaded the required information for all approved World View families as per CARA’s requirements on January 20, 2012. The process of prospective adoptive parent approval from CARA will begin shortly. After approval, child matching as per the new procedures will start.
(June 2011) Indian Central Adoption Authority visits Canada
World View Adoption Association (Ontario, Canada) had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation in Canada June 18-24 including the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) Secretary and her Deputy as well as a Director from the Indian Ministry of Women & Child Development.
World View Adoption was able to organize meetings for the delegation with the Ontario Ministry of Children & Youth Services, World View families, Ontario adoption practitioners, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies, Federal Government Inter-country Adoption Services (Ottawa), and the Quebec Ministry of Family & Children (Montreal).
There are 4 key points to be noted from this visit:
1. New CARA guidelines issued in July
2. Foreign Family Dossier Processing on Hold
3. Adoptions from India Expected to Increase
4. Centralized Processing of Foreign Family Dossiers
1. New CARA guidelines were posted in early July and include changes relating to 1) source of child, 2) the issue of priority, and 3) ethical issues. The new guidelines, including that all adoptions are to be finalized in India going forward, can be viewed on CARA’s web-site.
2. Foreign Family Dossier Processing on Hold
• The backlog of existing dossiers is expected to be looked at in the next months;
• New foreign dossiers will be accepted sometime after December 2011.
3. Adoptions from India Expected to Increase
• The Indian government is in the process of establishing a system to enable many more (than the current 72) Indian agencies to be a vehicle for children to become available for both domestic and inter-country adoption. In the next 5 years, up to 500 Indian local agencies may be linked.
4. Centralized Processing of Foreign Family Dossiers
• While all family dossiers must now be processed through CARA centrally, child matching will still be carried out at the local level. As such, proper coordination between the foreign agency and Indian authorities continues to be a key success factor for a smooth adoption process.