The children who need families from Eastern Europe live in orphanages and are most often available for international adoption as toddlers and school age children. The children are usually placed in orphanage care due to poverty. Another reason is that single mothers do not receive sufficient support to raise a child. A smaller percentage of children are relinquished for medical reasons.
A number of Eastern European countries have reformed their adoption legislations with the goal of promoting domestic adoption as well as international adoption, so that every child may have the opportunity to grow up in a family. Sunrise only accepts applications for countries which are members of the Hague Adoption Convention.
Sunrise has made a long-term committment to work with Bulgaria. That country is trying to reduce the time to wait for a propoasl from 29 months to 6 months. As this becomes a closer goal more parents (worldwide) will look to this country to adopt.
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