ATTWIN Position Paper:

Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Information Network (ATTWIN) consists of local
and global individuals and families separated by adoption. This social media group was initiated
in November of 2011.
The mission of Adoption Truth & Transparency Worldwide Network is to protect local and
global families from the crisis of trafficking for the purpose of adoptioni

through education and

services that assist victims and survivors and prevent further exploitation.
The group consists now of 7780 members; the great majority (at more than 5100 members are
from the United States). The other nations represented are as follows: Canada, United Kingdom,
Australia, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Ireland, India, Sweden, South Africa. The top ten cities
represented by members are the following: 1) New York, New York; 2) Los Angeles, California;
3) Addis Adaba, Ethiopia; 4) Seattle, Washington; 5) Seoul, South Korea; 6) Minneapolis,
Minnesota; 7) London, United Kingdom; 8) Portland, Oregon; 9) Phoenix, Arizona; 10) Toronto,
ON Canada