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Welcome to Adoptionscentrum, Sweden!
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Adoptionscentrum exists to help abandoned and orphaned children find a new family. The point of departure in this process is to be found in the values expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 1993 Hague Adoption Convention.
Millions of children in the world are currently growing up without the security of a family. In the first instance the child has the right to a new family in his or her home country but if that opportunity does not exist an inter-country adoption is a good alternative.
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UNs Convention on the Rights of the Child
Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.
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The organisation
The General Assembly is Adoptionscentrum's supreme decision-making body. They meet every second year to elect a board. At the Board's disposal is an office with employed personnel. The task of the office, at the responsibility of the Board, is to implement the Board's decisions within Adoptionscentrum's operating areas. The employees possess a broad range of professional skills within areas such as psychology, social work, economics, education, children's rights and languages. The staff has a good education and long experience of adoption mediation. Among the staff many have adopted children or are adopted themselves.
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Annual report
Read more in the annual report and financial year about what happened at Adoptionscentrum in the year of 2007 and what we achieved.
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Annual report 2007
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History
Adoptionscentrum was started in 1969 by such people, who already did adopt and who wanted to help others to do the same. The first big adoption country was India, but very soon the work started in several other countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Before 1970 the Swedes still adopted mainly Swedish children. This was before modern birth control, and before attitude changes toward single mothers. Back in the 60ies there were still Swedish children living in institutions.
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