So You Want To Adopt A Haitian Kid?

i came close to Godfather status to Reuben - an awesome kid

Before leaving UK for this brief sojourn in Haiti, both Jacq and Ma were keen for me to bring back a baby. Easier said than done, here at Daikonos orphanage.

Jean – Luc is always reticent to let go of his 38 charges. They are all loved, friendly, clean and cared for here at this orphanage and are all content within this environment. I ask him the process for adoption which he explains to me.

Firstly, he needs to meet you and collect all your details which are all rigorously checked for validity. He would encourage you to stay at length in the orphanage to ensure that a bonding process could begin. This would lead to Step One, which would involve you becoming their Godparent, requiring your sponsorship over a lengthy period of time. At least another visit would also be expected to monitor your relationship with the perspective child you wish to adopt.

Having viewed the potential bonding and carried out a rigorous background check, only then the necessary paperwork would begin. This could take up to a further year for the process to be completed with full transparency.

Don´t realistically expect to adopt your child without at least two lengthy visits here to the orphanage and within an 18 month period. Even if you are Madonna or Angelina Jolie!

Personally i would be loathe to move any of the kids from this contented environment, although i am sure there would be other, far less professional and caring orphanages where children are neglected and unhappy, and the process of adoption is far “less complicated”.

Remember, a Haitian baby isn´t just for Christmas....it´s for life!