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What are Annual Reports?
As a part of making an application to adopt from Ethiopia, we all sign a document making a legal commitment to complete the follow-up reports until our children turn 18 years.
You need to write one report for each child adopted from Ethiopia, each year.
This includes information like.
o Childs names
o Date of birth
o Current age
o Date of arrival in Australia
o Names of people in his/her family and who they are. mum, dad, brothers, sisters
o Contact details. address, phone, fax, email
o The Australian Authority involved in the adoption
o The date that you picked up your child from Ethiopia
o Your family life
o Your child's health and development
o Your child's daily routine
o Cultural perspective
o Your child's overall progress
o The report is signed and dated by mum and dad
o At least 2 photos of your child
o Photos of your family
Reasons why we should send them
Commitment
We all signed a document making a legal commitment to complete the follow-up reports until our children turn 18 years.
Applying Again?
Second time applicants who are remiss with the follow-up reports may not be accepted by MOLSA for second or subsequent adoptions.
Similarly second time applicants who are tardy in finalising their child's adoption (i.e. more than 2 years post placement) may not be accepted by MOLSA.
Saying Thankyou
This is our only real way of saying thankyou to Ethiopia and her people by keeping our promises to do these reports.
The Past and the Future
These reports are a record that can be referred to by you and your children in the future. Ask anyone whose Mum/Dad kept a Baby Book about how much that meant to them.
The reports are a chance to reflect on our children and family life and a time to appreciate all we have.
Ethiopia's Love of her Children
Ethiopia requiring this report is testimony to Ethiopia's tremendous love of her children. She is so brave and dedicated she has provided adoption for her children when many countries have not. It is delightful that she still wants to know about each and everyone of them. It is very little to ask for the precious gift she has given us.
MOLSA's concern
MOLSA (the department in Ethiopia responsible for the placement of children) is increasingly getting concerned that more and more parents who have adopted children from Ethiopia are not completing yearly reports as they agreed to do during their application and placement.
Reflection on Australia and the future of the Program
Parents who are not providing follow-up reports may be viewed as untrustworthy or unreliable by MOLSA, reflecting badly on Australia and Australian applicants.
The future of the adoption program may be adversely affected if the reports are not sent. Lots of children and prospective parents are counting on you.
From AACASA's perspective and the Australian State Departments, it is very disappointing that so many people are not sending in their yearly reports.
Not sending the reports is a clear breach of contractual law. It is difficult to know the possible future ramifications for the program, if the percentage of parents failing or refusing to forward follow up reports continues.
What to do if you have missed sending 1 (or more) reports?
Firstly - don't stress!
Chigger yellem (no problems)
Mark on your calendar the anniversary of when your child/ren arrived.
When the anniversary comes up - write this years report.
Include some photos. everyone loves photos.
What to Include in your Annual Report
Write one report for each child adopted from Ethiopia.
Include ORIGINAL photos of your child/ren, and of your child with his/her family.
Writing the Annual Reports is a very personal thing, and different people include different information.
The following is an example, only, of how to set out your report.
Download and Print a Form for your Annual Report
1. Open this file: Form Annual Report
2. Copy and paste into a Word (or similar) document - save one document for EACH child adopted from Ethiopia.
3. Add-in your child's details.
4. Print the completed form.
5. Attach at LEAST 2 photos of your child plus a family photo - please ensure the photos are ORIGINALS and not photocopies of photos.
6. Keep a copy of the Report for your own records.
7. Post the form and photos (see below for where to post to).
Who do you send your Annual Report to?
this section is in the process of being updated - please check with you State Dept if you are unsure where to post your report
- Keep a copy of your Annual Report for your child for when she/he is older.
- Annual Reports are sent to MOLSA.
- AACASA encourages everyone to send their reports to MOLSA through your State Departments. However, not all State Departments will pass on Annual Reports, and even if your State Department will forward on your report, some people may not feel comfortable sending their reports through their State Department.
- You can send your Annual Reports to MOLSA by one of three ways...
To your State DepartmentSend your report to your State/Territory Department - they should keep a copy of your report on file, in case it goes missing, and they will send the original to MOLSA. |
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Directly to MOLSAThe Secretary Adoption Committee Children, Youth and Family Affairs Department Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs PO Box 2056 Addis Ababa Ethiopia |
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To the AACASA secretary
Secretary AACASA Inc PO Box 1319 Milton Centre Qld 4064 |
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