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The pandemic stopped the world. And with that, adoption plans for many couples and children. But now there is lightning. – We see small signs that countries are opening up, says Kerstin Gedung, operations manager of the Adoption Center.
The adoption situation looks better after a crown-affected spring, according to the three Swedish organizations that mediate international adoptions of children. Stock Photography.
An adoption process is long and can be exhausting, even without having to calculate a global infection.
– What remains difficult, and indeed very difficult, applies to those who have been notified of a child. We have over 60 who have a childish message but have not yet been able to escape and pick up their children and it is terribly difficult for these people, says Kerstin Gedung and continues:
– At the same time, it is the children who are the most affected as the waiting time to have their new family increases.
The image of an unclear waiting time is also shared by Children in particular and Children’s Friends, the other two organizations in Sweden that mediate children’s international choices.
– The most complicated for us is India. We have two families who are still there and who have been there since the turn of the year, says Ann-Charlotte Särnbratt, interim chief of operations at Barnen especially.
Despite escaping difficulties and some issues with quarantine rules, other parts continue.
– Work continues in many countries. This means that those who are adopting receive a child notification, we say in our language. So you find out that you have been paired with a boy, that the work is going very well now, says Kerstin Gedung.
Mona Berglund, information officer for Children’s Friends, says a challenge during the early months of the pandemic was getting practical answers about how travel, quarantine rules, hotels and insurance worked.
– Something that has helped is that many insurance companies have approved adoption trips as necessary trips. Since then, it has become clearer with the practicalities of living for quarantine, visas and flights.
– There is much more work with that. For families, this period, in addition to having to wait longer, also means many more costs to take into account to be able to pick up their children, says Ann-Charlotte Särnbratt.
Mona Berglund points out that the situation varies greatly from case to case.
-You have to remember that it is still very special to travel right now, she says.
The Adoption Center and the Children in particular also agree with that description.
– The whole process is quite long. I don’t think the pandemic will stop those who are entering. My image is also that many people think that most things will be back to normal in a few months. We don’t see any decline in interest in adopting, says Kerstin Gedung.
Adoption organizer
There are three Swedish adoption organizations that mediate international adoptions of children: the Adoption Center, Children in particular and the Friends of Children.
They work in part with different countries and cooperate with the authorities and organizations in each country.
The organizations work is under the supervision of the State Agency for Family Law and Parental Support (MFoF).
Source: MFoF
