Alma Feenstra will start as head of the Policy Implementation department at the Service, Partnerships and Implementation (DSU) department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment with effect from 1 July 2023.

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Alma will lead the Policy Implementation department. This department implements a large number of European regulations. Examples include the European Social Fund +, the European Migration and Security Funds and the Just Transition Fund (JTF).

Ingrid Vanhecke, director of DSU: “I am very happy with Alma's appointment. Alma is an energetic and experienced manager who, with her style of situational leadership and working from trust, fits well with the team leaders and employees of the department. In addition, she brings in knowledge and insights from outside, about applicants and users of schemes, and she has a relevant network outside SZW. Alma also brings political and administrative insight, with which she will make a valuable contribution to the department, management and SZW.”

At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional.

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 1978 law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees with their tribes and traditions, handing a victory to tribes that had argued that a blow to the law would upend the basic principles that have allowed them to govern themselves for years.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the majority, affirmed the power of Congress to make laws about Native American tribes and child welfare. But the ruling did not resolve the question of whether the law, the Indian Child Welfare Act, discriminated against non-Native families based on race.

The vote was 7 to 2, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissenting.

The case pitted a white foster couple from Texas against five tribes and the Interior Department as they battled over the adoption of a Native American child.

Woo request about the position taken regarding the future of intercountry adoption

MANILA, Philippines — Implementing the law simplifying adoption will give a lot of families and children better chances in life, Northern Samar 1st District Rep. Paul Daza said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to Daza, the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act (Republic Act No. 11642), which was signed in January 2022, fixes old problems in adopting children.

“Through RA 11642, we are correcting age-old problems in adoption — which typically took years to resolve.  The previous law, RA 8552 (Domestic Adoption Act of 1998), required a set of procedures — while founded on good intents — that often lead to emotional and financial strains on parties involved, not to mention clogging of cases in courts,” Daza said.

“Not only are we building better chances for families and children, we are also ensuring clear procedures for helping abused or neglected children. Children in these difficult circumstances need the society’s concerted efforts,” he added.

Daza issued the statement after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the Omnibus Guidelines on R.A. No. 11642 in a program earlier.

Adoption is trauma.

Trauma for birth mothers.

Trauma for the adoptive child.

Not acknowledging this truth would be irresponsible.

But can we not also acknowledge that for generations, people have suffered through terrible trauma—and thrived.

On January, HC directed the state govt not to transfer pending adoption proceedings to DMs, as mandated under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said that its order—directing the state government not to transfer pending adoption proceedings to district magistrates, as mandated under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021—was not meant to put a stop on foreign adoptions and that it would soon pass an order clarifying the same on June 16.

Online it is teeming with self-proclaimed health gurus and life coaches, according to science journalist Adriaan ter Braack, known as quackery critic 'Sjamadriaan'. He competes with the opportunistic 'fake gurus', who promote products that, at best, do nothing.

very morning there was a glass of water on the table, with a piece of paper underneath. A grid of two by two boxes was drawn on this, in which random numbers were written. According to a naturopath, the energy of the numbers would radiate into the water, causing my father to recover.

AN OPPORTUNISTIC NATUROPATH DISRUPTED MY FATHER'S RECONCILIATION PROCESS WITH FATE

New Delhi, Jun 13 (IANS): A petition in the Delhi High Court challenges the modifications made to the Adoption Regulations under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Justice Pratibha M. Singh was hearing a plea by Jesi Jeevarathinam, who has two biological children and had applied to adopt a child in December 2020.

The changes in the Regulations prevent parents who already have "two children" from adopting a child without any disabilities, as defined by the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act.

It is Jeevarathinam's case that she had applied for the adoption of a third child under the Adoption Regulations, 2017, which was in effect at that time and only prohibited parents with "three or more children" from adopting a child without any disabilities.

The petitioner has argued that the decision by the Steering Committee Resource Authority to implement the Adoption Regulations, 2022 with retrospective effect is arbitrary, unreasonable, and violates Article 14 of the Constitution.

Is it in the child's interest to keep quiet about the fact that the father is not the biological father? No, according to a court: from a certain age the child must know this in order to be able to consent to an adoption.

When adopting, the child's will must also be taken into account from a certain age. In this sense, the Family Law Working Group of the German Lawyers' Association (DAV) points to a decision by the Hamburg-Bergedorf District Court (Az: 415c F 15/19), which rejected an adoption "over the head of the child".

In this specific case, a man wanted to adopt his wife's biological daughter. He met his future wife while she was pregnant. They moved in together and later got married. Neither had informed the girl that her “father” was not her biological father. This harms the child's well-being, they argued. When the adoption agency rejected the adoption because of the lack of information, the couple went to court - but without success.

A lack of information is serious

Hello, Issue 12/ June 2023 IACN QUARTERLY Catch up on the latest updates on webinars, trainings and conferences from our network Updates from the Field Learnings and experience shared by our fellow members Events and Announcements + Role of Master Trainers in Transforming Family-Based Alternative Care in India | Minu Kumari, DCPU, Purnea District, Bihar Voices from the Field Strengthening Communities, Preventing Family Separation | Anita Sinha, Child in Need Institute Railway Children India’s Early Gatekeeping Efforts | Lopamudra Mullick, Railway Children India Case Study: Aftercare Group Homes at Snehalaya | Joyce Connolly, Snehalaya Kinship Care to Ensure Safe Childhood in Gujarat- Meenal’s Story | Shilpa Vaishnav, Samvedna Trust, Hemalee Leuva and Muhammed Afsal.K.K, UNICEF, Gujarat Family-based Care Solutions through Foster Care | Dr. Shilpa Mehta, Devashish Mishra and Shivani Singhvi, Foster Care Society Bal Panchayat (Children's Parliament): The Journey of Child Participation in the Community-Level Prevention Project in Gujarat | Sonal Chauhan and Geeta Desai, Miracle Foundation India Ensuring Child Participation: Assessment Tool for Children in Residential Care | Gurneet K. Kalra, Udayan Care Faith for Children - Stories of Inspiration from Tamil Nadu | Changing the Way We Care Team, Catholic Relief Services Webinar: Gatekeeping as a Systematic Process: Preventing Child’s Separation |IACN andMiracle Foundation India Advancing Family Strengthening and Family-Based Alternative Care: Key Outcomes of the Deliberation Meeting with Stakeholders| Miracle Foundation India Graduation and Induction Event - Learning in Fellowship Together | Udayan Care 5th Biennial International Conference on Alternative Care for Children in Asia (BICON) | Udayan Care UNICEF/UN0377847 PHOTO CREDITS: RAILWAY CHILDREN INDIA Assessment of Strategies to Develop Resilience in Children in a Residential Child Care Model of India ‘Kinship Care in India- A Case Study Documentation Dear Colleagues, We are happy to bring to you the 12th issue of the IACN Quarterly. It covers a range of family-based care interventions focused on facilitating the participation of children and strengthening gatekeeping mechanisms in the rural and urban contexts. Another write-up highlights work with faith-based organisations in protecting children and improving outcomes for families in need. The case studies demonstrate the effective implementation of non-institutional forms of alternative care, such as kinship care, foster care and aftercare in rehabilitating children without parental ties. The issue also brings out the role of Master Trainers in transforming family-based alternative care in India. Please check the Events and Announcements section to read about the webinar organised by IACN and Miracle Foundation India on Gatekeeping as a Systematic Process and important upcoming events. We appreciate everyone who helped make this newsletter edition possible. If you wish to share resources or information for the IACN website or quarterly or would like to discuss any issues of mutual concern, please reach out to us at iacnsecretariat@iacn.in. We look forward to your continued support. Sincerly, IACN Secretariat