CENTRAL ADOPTION RESOURCE AUTHORITY
ADOPTION CONNECT
Volume 1, Issue 1
July-September 2015
Under Ministry of Women and Child Development
M i n i s t r y o f W ome n & C h i l d De v e l o pme n t
“Adopt ion, whether do me stic
or internat ional, serves
chi ldren's interests better than
any form of state -sponsored
care. However in India, i t i s
perceived as a cumberso me and
complicated procedure.
At CARA, we are proact ive ly
working towards changing this
perception and increasing
awareness about adopt ion
through proposed innovative
init iat ives:
By amending our Guidelines Governing
Adoption of Children w.e.f. 01.08.2015.
Use of IT to make adoption transparent
and hassle-free through our upgraded
CARINGS.
Recently, we held one Master Training
Programme and also other regional
meetings.
We have initiated this Newsletter so that
we are more in touch with each other
and our readers have updated
information on all our activities. Despite
being a small organization we are
striving hard to achieve our objectives in
as transparent manner as possible. We
request the help and co-operation of all
our partners. ”
From the desk of
secretary (cara)
“CARA and adoption are number one on my priority list. I
have zero tolerance for delays in the process of adoption and we
are continuously working towards bringing down the time taken in
the adoption process to four months. Soon, we will have fostering
coming in. We also have revamped CARINGS to make it more
interactive. District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) are going to
play a crucial role in the new system as the supporting agency to
all the adoption agencies.”
Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Hon’ble Minister,
Women & Child Development
Dr. Veerendra Mishra,
Member Secretary, CARA Smt. Stuti Kacker, an Indian Administrative Service Officer of
the 1978 batch (Uttar Pradesh cadre) joins as Chairperson, CARA.
Love, warmth,
protection and
care: Adoption is a
joy to share…
Dil Se…
Hon’ble Minister Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi chairs National Familiarization Programme for
States/UTs on New Adoption Guidelines held on 18th August 2015
State Orientation Programmes
The Union Minister
for Women & Child
Development,
Smt. Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi addressing
the National
Familiarization
Programme for
States/UTs on New
Adoption Guidelines,
in New Delhi on
August 18, 2015.
The Secretary,
Ministry of Women
and Child
Development, Shri V.
Somasundaran, the
Addl. Secretary,
Ministry of Women
and Child
Development Nutan
Guha Biswas, the
Chairperson of
CARA, Smt. Stuti
Kacker, and
Secretary CARA Shri
Veerendra Mishra
are also seen.
LEFT TO RIGHT – 1) Veerendra Mishra, Secretary,
CARA addresses State-Orientation Programme in
Chandigarh, Haryana; 2) Mr. B. K. Sahu, Deputy
Director, Policy, Plan and In-country Adoption
(CARA), lights a lamp as he inaugurates a training
session for local Adoption Agencies in Kerala; 3)
Mrs. C. Saraswathi, Deputy Director, Inter-country
Adoption (CARA) with the officials of State
Adoption Resource Authority (SARA), Madurai
attended a training programme on CARINGS.
EVENTS &
TRAININGS
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ADOPTION CONNECT
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ADOPTION CONNECT
7 Steps to In-Country Adoption
ADOPTION DIARY
“Adoption gave us a purpose
to Live” : Bharath C J and Mandakini S B
It was first week of January
2012. Baby looked at my wife
with a deep sharp look
without much blinking. She
kept on looking. Tears of joy
filled our eyes. That look
changed our lives forever!
She was nearly a four-month
baby, wrapped from head to
toe, brought in front of us by
a social worker at the
adoption agency. The first
look of the baby gave us all
the happiness we had ever
longed for. Today she is
growing with us as our
proud daughter Ambhrini.
We wish for nothing more in
this life, from God.
With the blessings of elders
we got married in June 2002.
Both of us are from middle
class South Indian families.
After few years of marriage,
when my wife did not
conceive, we consulted few
fertility experts in
Bangalore. We spent a
fortune on procedures,
which resulted in nothing
but pain, suffering, huge
body changes due to
artificial injections of
hormones and financial loss.
Thanks to the support from
our elders, family and
friends we decided to adopt
a baby. We registered for
adoption with an agency in
Bangalore. We were very
anxious as there was no
child to match with us. We
were suggested to look for
availability of baby from
other agencies.
When we contacted
another agency, we got
positive vibes. The
Authorities asked us to
send documents and within
next few months we got
information that a legally
free baby was available for
adoption. Our Home Study
was done by a Bangalore
based adoption agency. On
completing the
documentation part, we
were asked to come and
visit agency to take a look
at the baby.
We reached there in the
first week of 2012. The
team was very supportive
and helped us to go
through Medical
Examination, Court
procedures and rest of the
formalities. In third week
of January, we were given
our dream, our baby on
foster care and we
travelled back to
Bangalore with all the
happiness in the world. In
April 2012, we again
travelled to complete
adoption registration.
Ambhrini is a very
intelligent, sensitive and
wonderful baby. She is
very quick to learn and is
very playful twenty four
hours a day.
We sincerely thank
CARA and its entire
team from the bottom of
our hearts for giving us a
purpose to live!
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TidBit - INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION
(Left to Right: 1). Tara shows-off her trophy and medal; 2). Tara with
Mr. Simon Coveney Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Marine and Defence.,
Ireland.
Tara was adopted from
India at the age of 3.5 years
under CARA’s inter-country
adoption programme. She
arrived in Ireland on the
memorable Valentines’ Day
ten years ago. Since then she
has brought immense joy to
her parents. Tara recently
made all of us proud with
her stunning feat as she
stood first in all Girls
Youth at the Ocean to
City River Rowing Race, a
friendly race held as part of
the Cork Harbour Festival,
Ireland.
A story shared by Tara’s parents
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4 ADOPTION CONNECT
Invitees for The (TOT) on Adoption Training of Trainers CARINGS at CARA
S. No
Name Designation Organization Address Phone/ Fax/ Email Mobile No
Andhra Pradesh
1 Ms. Sreedevi Programme Officer,
SARA
SARA, Andhra Pradesh 2nd Floor, Swarnajayanthi Complex, Ameerpet,
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
Ph:040-23730520
Fax
Email [email protected]
9553868877
2 Mr. Vijay
Kumar
DCPO DCPO, Vijayawada,
Andhra Pradesh
# 40-9/1-31, Swetcha Plaza, 1st Floor, , near Benz
Circle, Vijaywada- 520010
Ph:0866- 2493197
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9441400525
Assam
3 Ms. Archana
Shanti Verma
Programme
Manager, Sara
SARA, Assam O/o. State Child Protection Society 1st Floor,
House No. 46, Survey Bus Stop, Beltola,
Guwahati-781028 Assam
Ph:0361-2229275
Fax
Email:[email protected],
9864483226
4. Mr. SavioLakra Programme Manger
Training
SCPS, Assam #46, State, Child Protection society, Beltola, Bus
stop, survey, Beltola Guwahati- 28
Ph:
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09085854879
5 Ms. Anamika
Das
Coordinator Indian Council for Child
Welfare, Assam State
Branch, Assam
GNB Road, Ambari,
Pin Code 781001
Assam
Ph: 0361-2543277
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09864156663,
080110095,
03612543277,
0361-2543277
Bihar
6. Mr. Brajesh
Kumar
Program Manager SARA, Bihar 2 Floor, ApanaGharBhawan,
Punaichak,
Bailey Road, Patna-800023, Bihar
Ph:91-612-2545033
Fax
Email: [email protected];
9955404688
Chattisgarh
7.
Sh. Asim Dutta PM(CNP) Officer In-Charge in the
Department of
WCD, Government of
Chattisgarh
SCPS Ph:
Fax
Email : [email protected]
07771222006
8 RamsharanCho
uksey
Program Officer DWCD Department Of Women
& child IInd floor,
IndrawatiBawan,Raipur(
C.G)
Ph: 0771-2220006
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9827977752,758776230
7
Chandigarh
9. Ms. Bisman
Ahuja
Program Manager SARA UT Child Protection Society,
sector 19-B, 1048
Chandigarh
Ph: 8146844121/0172254800
Fax
Email:
[email protected]@gmail.com
08146844121
Delhi
10
Ms. Lakshmi
Mehandiratta
Programme
Manager
SARA o/o Dept. of W&CD Govt. of
NCT of delhi, 1, canning
lane, Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi- 110001
Ph: 23073416
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09873772311
11
SeemaKhandelk
ar
Executive Director Children Of World (
RIPA)
Plot No-5 PSP Pocket, Sec-8,
Dwarka, New Delhi-1100075
Ph: 011-25364467
Fax
Email: [email protected], [email protected],
9810821703,
8744855034
12
Shivani
Chauhan
Program Officer SARA- Delhi, Deptt. Of
Women & Child
Development.
Deptt of WCD, Govt of NCT
Of Delhi, 1 Canning lane,
K.G May, New Delhi-
110001
Ph:011-23073416
Fax
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
9968702709
Gujarat
13 Mr. Yugnesh
Patel
Programmer Officer SARA Gujarat Gujarat
Gujarat State Child Protection Society,
Block 19/3rd floor ,Dr. JivrajMehta Bhavan
Sector : 10/A
Gandhinagar-382010, Gujarat
Ph:079-2323422
Fax
Email: [email protected]
No:9428606084
14. Mr. Sandeep
Parmar
Superintendent Mathru Chaya,
Nadiad,Gujarat, SAA
Matrichhaya Orphanage, vaishali Road, Nadiad-
387002
Ph: 0268-2558193
Fax
Email:[email protected]
09898011622
Haryana
15 Ms. Shelly
Mittal
Program Manager SARA SARA, Haryana, Sugar Fed Building, Bays no.
49-52, 2nd floor, sector-2, Panchkula, Haryana
Ph:
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09592104500
16 Mr. Sudhir Kant
Sharma
Project Officer Haryana State Council
for child Welfare,
Haryana
Directorate of Woman & Child Development,
Himachal Pradesh, Shimla- 171001
Ph: 0177-2629731
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09416326751,
Himachal Pradesh
16. H.S Dhatwalia Program Manager SARA O/o. Directorate of Women & Child
Development
Ph:0177-2629731
Fax
09418686593
Cedar House, Near Himachal Pradesh l,
Shimla -171001,
Email: [email protected]
Jharkhand
17 Ms.
BabitaHambram
Programme Manger SARA Jharkhand Dept. of Social Welfare
Women & Child Development
O/o. Jharkhand State Child Protection
Society
Engineer’s Hostel, 2nd Floor, Sector-3,
Dhurwa, Ranchi-4
Ph:
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9905340627
18. Md. Altaf Khan Manger Sahyog Village,
Jharkhand
At- Dugdugia, Hutar,
PU- Khunti- 835210,
Dist- Khunti ( Jharkhand)
Ph: 0652-82528291720
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9801117854
Karnataka
19. Smt.M.CShylaj
a
Programme
Manager
SARA,ICPS
DWCD, Govt. Of
Karnataka
O/o Directorate of Women Child
Development Deptt. Govt. of Karnataka
Ist Floor, M.S. Building, Dr. Ambedkar`, Veedhi
Karnataka-560001, Bangalore
Ph: 080-22879382
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9986474749,
9945045558
20 Mrs. Malathi
Mohan
Social Worker Canara Bank Relief
Welfare Society, 27th
cross, Banashankali, IInd
stage, Bangalore-70,
karnataka
Canara Bank Relief and Welfare Society
Sevakshetra Hospital Rd. 27th Cross
Banashankari II Stage
Bangalore - 560 070
Karnataka,
Ph: 08026713421,
Fax08026713421
Email: [email protected]
9342069638
Kerala
21. Mr. Nijo
Sebastian
Program Manager SARA Manager, Kerala Rajagiri College of Social
Sciences
Rajagiri P.O.,
ErrakulamKalamassery
-683104
Kerala
Ph: 0484- 2540727
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09747499612,
22
Ms.
DivyaChandran.
P
Social Worker St.Joseph Foundling
Home
c/o St. Vincent, Home
Convent road, Kozhikode-1
Ph:
Fax
Email: [email protected]/[email protected]
94797896168
Madhya Pradesh
23. Mr. Sourabh
Mishra
Programme
Manager
Women & Child
Development M.P, 2nd
block, 4th floor,
paryrvasbhawan, Arera
hill, Bhopal
O/o. Directorate of Women
Empowerment ,
JawaharBhawan , jawahar
Bal Bhawan Campus , 2 nd
Stop , Tulsi Nagar ,
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-
462001
Ph: 0755-2551531
Fax : 0755-2577122
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
7509302004,
24 Mr.
DeweshShrivast
ava
Social Worker MatrachhayaSevabharati
, Jabalpur
Atit Tiwari
Ph: 0761-4054673
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9039404909
Maharashtra
25 Mr. Sunil Arora Executive Director Bal Asha Trust, Mumbai Bala Asha Trust, AnandNiketan, Dr.
E. Mozes road
Mahalaxmi Road ,
Mumbai-11
Ph: 24926526
Fax
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
9821212651,
26. Ms. Betty
Mathai
Senior Coordinator Children of the World,
Mumbai
Children of the world (I) Trust,
Bombay, Vishwabalak , Kendra,
Sector-12, plot no.9 & 10, Nerul,
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ph:022-27720765
Fax
Email: [email protected]@mtnl.net.in
9167209764,
27 Ms. Maina
Shetty
Deputy Director BhartiyaSamajSeva
Kendra, Pune
BSSK, Berthavarada, North Main
Road, 6th Lane, Plot No 373,
Koregaon Park,Pune-411001
Ph:022-26155332, 26158002
Fax: 020-26155716
Email: [email protected]
09822748825
28. Ms.
MedhaPandlik
Social Worker MatruSeva Sang
Foundling , Nagpur
North Ambazari Rd. Sitabuldi,
Nagpur Maharashtra
Ph: 0712-2523596, 2522393
Fax: 07122523596
Email : [email protected]
9970169148
29. Neville
Bilimuria
Sr. Admin Officer
Adoption
MSW Asha Sadan
Asha Sadan Mumbai-9 Ph: 23715477
Fax
Email:
9820918591
30. Nitin
Gaikwad
Program
Manager(CP)
MSCPS, Pune, Maharasthra State, Child Protection
Society) Arjun Building, Bunb
Garden Rd. Koregaon Park, Pune
Ph:
Fax
Email:[email protected]
97625575012
Meghalaya
31. Ms. Virginia
Malngiang
Programme
Manager SARA
SARA, Meghalaya Department of Social Welfare, Government of
Meghalaya, Lower lanchumiere,
Hopkinson road, Shillong– 793001
Ph: 03642501268
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09856925885,
Mizoram
32. Ms.
LalmuanpuiiCh
hakchhuak
Programme
Manager
SARA, Mizoram Lalchhuma Building
Near Directorate of Social Welfare Department,
Laipuitlang, Aizawal, Mizoram – 796012
Ph: 03892396957
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9436190895
Nagaland
33 Ms.
RenchumiImiti
Programme
Manager- SARA
SARA, Nagaland O/o. State Child Protection Society
Officers’ Hill, Near S.P. Office, Aier’s
Building Kohima, Nagaland-797001
Ph:
Fax
Email: [email protected],
9436282856
Odisha
34. Ms. Sucheta Das Programme officer,
SARA
SARA, Odisha Image Campus, Siripur Square ,
Siripur
, Unit -8 , Bhubaneswar , Odisha -
751003
Ph: 0674-2561522/2562349
Fax
94371141461
Email: [email protected]
35. Mr. ManojTripathi Prog. Manager, I/C,
SARA - Odhisha
SGPS, Odhisa SARAo/o- Oscps, Image Campus,
Siripur, Bhubaneshwar-751003
Ph: 06142562349
Fax: 06142561522
Email: [email protected]
Punjab
36.
Mahinga Singh
Kang
Program Manager Social Security Women A Child Development Department , Punjab, Sco-
102-103, Sector 34- A, Chandigarh
Ph: 0172-2602294, 89684-28387
Fax
Email:[email protected]
9464114731
37. Ramanjot Kaur
Grew
Al
Adoption
Coordinator
Swami Ganga
NandBhuri Wale
DhamTalwandiKhundLudhaina Ph:
Fax Ph: 01624-2456666
Email: [email protected]
09417472223
Rajasthan
38. Mr.
GovindBeniwal
Special Officer Dept of Child Rights
State Govt. Rajasthan
31A, Vijay Nagar ,NewSanganer Road, Near VT
Road, Mansarovar, Jaipur.
302020
Ph: 0141-2399335
Fax
Email: [email protected]
09983888866,
09414441395
Tamilnadu
39.. Mr.
Radhakrishnan
Program Manager SARA/SCPS Commissioner Of Social Welfare Thiru-Vi-KA
Industrial Estate, Old Building Sidco, Guindy ,
Chennai
Ph: 044-45511666
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9894186755
40. Fr. D.
MakizchiManna
m CMF
Director Claretion Mercy Home,
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Azhgusirai, Ponnamangalam- TK, Madurai-
625706, Tamil nadu
Ph: 04549294901
Fax
Email: [email protected]
8098672866
41. Mr. R. Chezian Director Life Line Trust, 3rd cross
street, chadran Garden.
Life Line Trust, 3rd cross street, chadran Garden,
ChinnaTirupathi, Salem-7 TamilNadu
Ph:
Fax
Email : [email protected]
9443237008
Telangana
42. Mr. M. Vinod
Raj
Programme
Manager( I/C)
Telangana, Women
Development& Child
Welfare Dept
C/o. Directorate of Women Adoption
Development,
and Child Welfare Department Dept.
, IInd Floor, Swarnajayanti Complex,
Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana
Ph: 040-23733848
Fax
Email:[email protected]
9849411107,
9440814403
43. Mr.
P.RajeshPasum
uri
Data Entry Operator ShishuVihar, Telengana,
SAA, Hyd
H. No: 8 , 3-222, ShishuVihar, Hyderabad, State
Home, Behind Saradhi, Studios, vengalraonagar,
Ameerpret, Hyderabad, Telangana
Ph: 040-23738179
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9848492749
Uttar Pradesh
44.
Vipin Kumar
Yadav
Program Assistant
SARA(ICPS) U.P
SARA U.P,
NidesshalaymahilaKalya
n
HazratGanj, Ashok Marg, JawaharBhawan, U.P Ph:0522-2286701
Fax
Email: [email protected]
9936621302
Uttarkhand
46. Arshid Ali Junior Clark/
Computer Operator
Womens Welfare
Uttarkhand
C.P.O Office, Nageswati Hospital/1st floor
Haridwar Road Dehradun
Ph: 0135- 2669857
Fax: 0135- 2669857
Email [email protected]
9152525454
West Bengal
47 Mr. Supriya
Sarkar
Asstt Director, Directorate Of Child
Rights, & Trafficking
SARA, West Bengal
O/o. ICMARD Building(9th Floor),
Block-14/2 CI
T Scheme,Ultadanga,
Kolkata-700067
DIRECTOR
C/o Directorate of Social Welfare
Juvenile Court Buildings, Sector-1,
Salt Lake City
Kolkata-700064
West Bengal
Ph: 033-23560351
Fax: 033-2349950
Email: [email protected]
801789489
48 Ms. Sumedha
Medora
Adoption In charge, Society for Indian
Children Welfare, West
Bengal
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
SPONSORSHIP AND
ADOPTION, 1, Palace Court, 1, KYD
Street, Kolkata - 700 016, West
Bengal,
Ph: 22170341
Fax:
Email: [email protected],
09330305997
49 Ms. Sandhya
Chetri
Program officer, SARA, West Bengal O/o. ICMARD Building(9th Floor),
Block-
14/2 CIT Scheme,Ultadanga, Kolkata-
700067
DIRECTOR
C/o Directorate of Social Welfare
Juvenile Court
Buildings, Sector-1, Salt Lake City
Kolkata-700064
West Bengal
Ph:
Fax:
Email: [email protected]
8906475742
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