tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post5886413091065247429..comments2023-09-02T05:01:04.782-05:00Comments on Fleas Biting: Two Countries, One Plea: Follow Our LawsDesireehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379871315468470235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35750443.post-10112705105164924232008-05-15T23:51:00.000-05:002008-05-15T23:51:00.000-05:00Hello, I have a comment about your Zambia input. ...Hello, I have a comment about your Zambia input. I was one of the families in Zambia last year. I was one of the families that had their child taken away out of my arms. I also would like to tell you that our agency was determined to do things by the law and that is where the problem happened. The previous 17 adoptions were done independently. American's traveled to Zambia. The social workers would charge them 2 to 3 thousand US dollars for their fees and the social workers were not informing the minister, but instead told the judge the minister was aware and then the adoption was granted. People in desperate times do desperate deeds. They are very poor in Zambia and this was a way for the social welfare workers to make money. American's were unaware of the fraud happening because they were told that the adoption laws had changed and were shown a memorandum of understanding by the social workers. The US Embassy was even being fooled by the government as they had it also posted on their website. The minister had no idea that there had even been any international adoptions until we informed her during the meeting that took place with us before they removed the children. We even showed her the site on the US state dpt. website where it said that adoptions were taking place within three weeks because the 3 mo. fostering period and the 12 mo. residency was being waived with a US homestudy. You should also know a little bit about the culture in Africa before you start posting untrue stories. The radio, newspaper and TV stations are government run. There is no such thing as free speech. Whatever the government wants run is what goes on the air and in the papers. Unlike here in the US. Please be responsible and find out the whole story before accusing people of wrong-doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com