Rwanda Adoption Resources

We are not accepting applications for adoption from Rwanda at this time.

Hague Adoption Glossary

Click here to review important terms related to adoption and The Hague Convention. 

Books for Parents

Stories from Rwanda

• A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It by Stephen Kinzer (Wiley 2008)
• As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda by Catherine Claire Larson  (Zondervan 2009)
• Life Laid Bare: The Survivors in Rwanda Speak by Jean Hatzfeld  (Other Press 2007)

Raising a Transracial Child

• Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib by Jaiya John  (Soul Water Rising 2005)
• In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Professor Rita J. Simon, Professor Rhonda M. Roorda  (Columbia University Press 2000)
• Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years by Patty Cogen  (Harvard Common Press 2008)
• The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, Wendy Sunshine (McGraw-Hill 2007)

Adoption in the Classroom

• Adoption and the Schools: A Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers by  Lansing Wood, Nancy Ng  (Families Adopting in Response)
• Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections by Jean MacLeod, Sheena Macrae (EMK Press 2006)

Issues in Adoption

• Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge (Delta 1999)
• Parenting the Hurt Child : Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow by Gregory C. Keck, Regina M. Kupecky, Lynda Gianforte Mansfield  (Pinion Press 2002)

Travel

• Rwanda, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide by Philip Briggs  (Bradt Travel Guides 2006)
• Culture and Customs of Rwanda (Culture and Customs of Africa) by Julius O. Adekunle  (Greenwood Press 2007)
• Rwanda in Pictures (Visual Geography. Second Series) by Tom Streissquth  (Twenty-First Century Books 2007)

Cookbooks

• The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa by Marcus Samuelsson, Gediyon Kifle, Desmond Tutu, Heidi Sacko Walters  (Wiley 2006)

Children's Books

• I Wished for You: an Adoption Story (Mom's Choice Award Recipient, Book of the Year Award, Creative Child Magazine) by Marianne R. Richmond (Marianne Richmond Studios 2008)
• A Blessing from Above (Little Golden Book) by Patti Henderson, Elizabeth Edge  (Golden Books 2004)
• A Mother for Choco (Paperstar) by Keiko Kasza  (Putnam Juvenile 1996)
• Horace by Holly Keller  (HarperCollins 1991)

Articles

• Adoptive Families, the online adoption and parenting guide, has provided trusted adoption information and inspiration to families for over 30 years.
• A Message of Hope From a Pile of Bones - If Rwanda can recover, says an Anglican bishop, others can, too.
• Raising A Child of Another Race - Deliberate Parenting Can Make a Difference
• How to Be an Adoption Advocate
• Nature & Nurture: A New Look at How Families Work 
• Helping Classmates Understand Adoption

Websites

Official State websites

• US Embassy in Rwanda - Official Embassy news and updates on Services for US citizens
• United States Citizen and Immigration Services - US requirements for permanent citizenship for adoptees

Health and Wellness

• The Orphan Doctor - Highlights common ailments of adopted children

Support and Education

• National Council for Adoption
• Joint Council on International Children's Services
• C.A.S.E -- Center for Adoption Support and Education
• Adoption Learning Parnters
• North American Council on Adoptable Children
• Yahoo! International Adoption Groups Search Page

 

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