How would someone go about adopting a child from Sudan?

Question

How would someone go about adopting a child from Sudan?

Answer 1

According to http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/... it's generally not possible to adopt a Sudanese child.  Sorry about that!

Answer 2

Sudan does not allow foreigners to adopt from their country especially non Muslims.  

SUDAN

June 2006

The Department of State has occasionally received inquiries from American citizens concerned about the plight of the children of Sudan and wondering about the possibility of adopting them. At this time, it is not generally possible to adopt Sudanese children, for several reasons.

Intercountry adoptions are fundamentally private civil legal matters governed by the laws of the children's home country, which has the primary responsibility and jurisdiction for deciding what would be in the children's best interests.  

The U.S. and international media have occasionally reported on the difficult situation faced by Sudanese children, and it is completely understandable that some American citizens want to respond to such stories by offering to open their homes and adopt these children in need.  However, it is a generally agreed international principle that uprooting children during a war, natural disaster or other crisis may in fact exacerbate the children's situation.  It can be extremely difficult in such circumstances to determine whether children who appear to be orphans truly are.  It is also not uncommon in a hostile situation for parents to send their children out of the area, or for families to become separated during an evacuation.  Even when it can be demonstrated that children are indeed orphaned or abandoned, they are often taken in by other relatives.  Staying with relatives in extended family units is generally a better solution than uprooting a child completely.

There are still ways in which U.S. citizens can help the children of Sudan.  Many American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Sudan say that what is needed most at this time are financial contributions.  Individuals who wish to assist can do the most good by making a financial contribution to an established NGO that will be well placed to respond to Sudan's most urgent needs, including those related to the children of Sudan.

The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to Sudan, which remains very dangerous.  (See the full text of the Travel Warning at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs web site at travel.state.gov.)

Answer 3

Call an agency that does International Adoptions