FACTUAL
23 July 2007
Monday 23 July 2007 11:00-11:30 (Radio 4 FM)
This programme follows three families on the final leg of their tortuous and demanding journey to adopt an orphan from China.
It follows them through the stages of waiting to hear about the baby they have been matched with, preparing to travel, making their life-changing trip, and returning to the UK. Whilst in China, the families try to find out what they can about their daughters' pasts, and why baby girls are abandoned.
When they return home, they go to great lengths to avert potential problems that could arise from the infant's troubled past. Two months after getting back to the UK, one family recieves the dramatic news that their daughter has an identical twin.
Related links
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/: Government information pages about intercountry adoption on Departement for Children,Schools and Families website
http://www.baaf.org.uk/index.shtml: British Association for Adoption and Fostering A UK charity dealing with all aspects of fostering and adoption
http://www.cach.org.uk/index.php: Children Adopted from China (CACH) A support group for UK families who have adopted children from China
http://www.adoptionoverseas.org/: Overseas Adoption Support and Information Service (OASIS) A support group for people whoare adopting children from orphanages overseas
http://www.internationaladoptionguide.co.uk/: An information website put together by UK parents of children adopted from overseas
http://www.pactadopt.org/: An American website with information about adoption from a different culture
http://www.icacentre.org.uk/ Intercountry adoption centre - a support group for intercountry adopters
