Ethiopia Adoption

• Ethiopia is one of CWA’s largest and most affordable adoption programs.
• Infants, toddlers, children from ages 3 months to young teens are all in great need of loving, forever families they can call their own.

Adoption Program
Christian World is very pleased to be listed among the U.S. agencies authorized and accredited to work in Ethiopia. We look forward to helping connect some of the thousands of orphans with loving, permanent families. Poverty and disease have left a great multitude of children without parents. Some children may be available for immediate referral, or parents may receive a referral within 2-4 months of submitting their dossier.

The Children
Despite untold severe hardships and widespread poverty, the Ethiopian children are beautiful, resilient and eager to be in a family. Infants, toddlers, sibling groups and older children who are available for adoption are examined and tested for HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis. Parents will receive all biographical and medical information on a referred child, which will include photographs. Applications are being accepted and families may request a boy, a girl, or a sibling group. We do allow the adoption of two unrelated children at the same time, one child can be age 0-24 months and the second unrelated child must be 25 months of age or older. CWA maintains a photolist of some of the waiting children/sibling groups available for adoption, so please send an email to our Ethiopia staff to request access.

Parent Eligibility
Married couples and single women may adopt, and one parent must be at least age 25. Couples must be married at least one year before applying to adopt. CWA works with several different orphanages throughout the country of Ethiopia.

Travel
One or both parents may choose to travel. Travel to obtain custody is approximately six to eight weeks after the court date.. A CWA facilitator will accompany parents throughout their stay in Addis Ababa and assist them with lodging, transportation, all official meetings and document processing. Parents may expect to be in Ethiopia for at least one week. There are B&B’s Guest Houses, or Hotels, in which families can stay while in Addis Ababa.

Note: Due to the nature of international adoption, all information contained on this webpage is subject to change without notice.