Country of Origin

These are groups setup and run by intercountry adoptees for adoptees from a particular country of origin (birth country), group of countries, or continent.

Africa

Adoptés d’Afrique – La Voix des Adoptés (French language)

Asia

Adoptees from Asia (AFA)

Asian Adoptees of Canada

Bamboo EDOO (for east and south east asian adoptees, adopted in Quebec or living in the province, for adoptees originating from the agency “Enfants D’Orient” (EDOO))

Subtle Asian Adoptee Traits (SAAT)

The Universal Asian (magazine)

Balkans

Enfants des Balkans (based in France)

Ex-Yugoslav Balkan Adoptee & Biological Family Community (based in the USA)

Bangladesh

Adopterede fra Bangladesh (based in Denmark)

Shapla (based in the Netherlands, assists with Searching)

Bolivia

Network of Bolivian Adoptees

SKBoliviaLink (for Bolivian adoptees from the Salomon Klein orphanage)

Bolivian & International Adoptees USA

Brazil

Adopted from Brazil

Adopted from Brazil in Israel

Association Francaise des Adoptes du Brésil (French language)

Brazil Baby Affair

Cambodia

Adult Adoptees of Cambodia

DNA Cambodia (for searching with DNA)

Canada

Québec – Adoptés à la Crèche – Creche adoptees – Adoptados de la Creche (for intercountry adoptees sent out of Quebec, group is paused)

Chile

Adopted from Chile (Swedish based group)

Adopcíon Illegal (Chilean based group providing legal advice for other victims of illegal adoptions from Chile)

Chilean Adoptees Worldwide (CAW) (with special focus on the 1970 – 1990 irregular adoptions from Chile – this group is no longer functioning but the information provided is for historic purposes)

Connecting Roots (based in USA)

China

Adopteen Austin (based in Austin, USA for teenage intercountry adoptees)

British Chinese Adoptees: a subgroup of CACH-ALL

Chinese Adoptee Alliance and website (based in New York, USA formerly FCCNY)

Chinese Adoptees in Quebec

China’s Children International (CCI)

CCI Birth Parent Searching and Reunion Group

CCI UK & Ireland

Sisters of China (based in Washington, USA)

Soft Gong (based in Quebec, Canada)

Stichting Adoptiepedia (based in the Netherlands for Chinese and Taiwanese adoptees)

Nanchang Project (founded by adoptive parents, co-led today with adoptees, facilitates search and reunion with Chinese families)

Whatever Next (based in the UK)

Colombia

Adopted from Colombia

Allianza of Colombian Adoptees (ACA)

Colombian Adopted in Spain

Decoding Origins (Anthology of Colombian stories, the website)

Geadopteerde Colombianen in België (Adoptees from Colombia in Belgium and Netherlands)

Healing Puentes (based in Colombia)

Norsk-Colombianos Forening (based in Norway)

Plan Angel Colombia (for Search & Reunification)

Plan Angel France

The Aftermath: Stories of Victims of Illegal Colombian Adoptions

Volunteers in Colombia (NGO based in Netherlands but operating in Colombia)

Ecuador

Adopted from Ecuador

Ethiopia

Des Racines Naissent Des Ailes (Roots are Born Wings, led by adoptees but not adoptee only organisation)

Ethiopian Adoptee Foundation (EAF) (based in the USA)

Ethiopian Adoptees of Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)

Ethiopian Adoptees of the Diaspora (based in Netherlands)

Ethiopian Adult Adoptees in Australia

Tous les adoptés d’Ethiopie, l’Erythrée et de Djibouti (French language)

Zemed Care (based in Belgium)

Germany

Geborener Deutscher

Greece

Greek Orphans Seeking Answers (GOSA)

Greek Born Adoptees (based in Australia)

The Eftychia Project (based in the USA)

Roots Research Centre (based in Greece)

Guatemala

Adoptados de Guatemala, Adoptiert aus Guatemala (based in Germany)

Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots (AWGR) (based in USA)

Canadian-Guatemalan Adoptee Connect

Next Generation Guatemala (based in USA)

Racines Perdues – Enfants du Guatemala FB group (Lost Roots of Guatemala, based in Belgium with global focus on illicit/illegal adoptions) and website

Haïti

Adoptés d’Haïti – Association Francaise des Adoptés d’Haïti (based in France, public page), Adoptés D’Haïti – Association Francaise des Adoptés d’Haïti (adoptee group)

Adoptes Haiti – Wozo Nou (based in France, adoptee group)

Haitian Adoptees (based in Australia)

Plan Kiskeya Foundation (based in the Netherlands, specialising in searching via DNA)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Adult Adoptees (HKAA)

Hong Kong Adoptees Network (HKAN)

UK HKAN

India

b india belgen geadopteerd uit India (based in Belgium)

Belangengroep Indiaas Geadopteerden Nederland (based in Netherlands)

DNA India Adoptees International (leadership based in the Netherlands and Belgium but open to all Indian adoptees globally)

India Adoptee Connections – US

Lost Sarees

MilkBox Project (based in Netherlands)

Voices of Adoptees from India

Indonesia

Adopterade från Indonesien till Sverige (based in Sweden)

Adoptie uit Indonesia (based in the Netherlands for DNA testing made avail to Indonesian mothers) – their FB groups for adoptees from Mulia and Pangkuan Silik

Akarku Indonesia (based in Netherlands, focusing on illegal adoptions)

Indonesian Adoptees Worldwide (based in The Netherlands)

International Group for Indonesian Adoptees

Stichting Mijn Roots (based in The Netherlands for Search & Reunification)

Iran

Iranian Adoptees Worldwide

Vi som är adopterade från Iran (Swedish Iranian adoptees, in Swedish)

Italy

DnAdozione (for DNA testing)

Italiadoption

Korea

325Kamra (for free DNA testing)

Adoptee Hub (based in the USA)

Also Known As  (AKA, based in New York USA)

Arierang (based in Netherlands)

Australian Korean Rights Group (AUSKRG) creating a case at the Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission

British Korean Adoptees (contact ICAV to be put in contact – they are a private group)

Danish Korean Right Group (DKRG) creating a case at the Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission

EARS (Emergency Action for Record Storage) on NCRC (international group setup to monitor the transfer of adoption records from adoption agencies to NCRC)

Human Rights Beyond Borders (HRBB) a legal centre for Korean adoptees

Ibyang International Network

Information Centre on Restoration of Korean Citizenship by KADs

International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA)

Jeong (Korean adoptees in Belgium)

Korean Adoptees Belgium (KAB)

Korean Adoptee Jews

Korean Adoptees in Norway (KAN)

Korean Swiss Network

KoRoot (post adoption support service independently funded for intercountry adoptees by intercountry adoptees)

Global Overseas Adoptee’s Link (GOAL) post adoption support services funded by the Korean government for all overseas Korean adoptees

Korean @doptees Worldwide

Korean Adoptees of Chicago (KAtCH)

Korean Adoptees in Australia Network (KAIAN)

Korean American Adoptee Network  (KAAN)

Koreani Adopttivi Italiana Organizzati (KAIO)

Koreanische Adoptierte in Deutschland (KAD)

Koreanische Adoptierte Deutschland e.V (KAD) and their website

Netherlands Korean Rights Group (NLKRG)

Norwegian Korean Rights Group (NKRG) creating a case at the Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission

OMIJA (based in the USA, has 3 groups, one for Korean female adoptees, the second for Korean adoptees in reunion, the third for Asian intercountry adoptees)

Overseas Korean Art Project (OKAP) (French speaking from France, Belgium & Quebec)

Perth KADs (Australia, Western Australia)

Racines Coréennes (RC)

Swedish Korean Adoptee’s Network (SKAN)

Swedish Korean Rights Group (SKRG)

The Adoptee Group (US based offering mental health supports)

US Korean Rights Group (USKRG)

Yeondae

Lebanon

Badael Alternatives (activity suspended until further notice)

Lebanese Families Re-united (for search and reunification, based in Netherlands)

Macedonia (Former Yugoslavia)

Macedonian/Yugo Adoptees Searching for Bio Family & Truth (English)

Malaysia

Malaysian Adoptees Support Group (based in the UK)

Mali

Collectif des Adoptés Français du Mali (based in France)

Mexico

Fireside Mexico (based in the USA)

Nepal

Connecting Nepalese Adoptive Families (Spanish)

Peru

Adopté es Péruvien de la francophonie (French language based)

Adoptierte aus Peru (based in Germany)

Peruvian Adoptees Worldwide

Network of Peruvian Adoptees (to speak out about past abuses in Peruvian adoptions)

Philippines

Filipino Adoptees Network (FAN)

Filipino Adoptees Network Unite

Romania

International Romanian Adoptees (FB group) FB public page and website to assist with reclaiming Romanian citizenship (based in the USA)

Orphelins de Roumanie (French language)

United Adoptees of Romania

Russia

I’m Adopted (based in New Zealand)

Fireside Russia Adoptees (based in USA)

Rwanda

Les Adoptés du Rwanda (based in France)

Rwanda en Zo Veel Meer (based in the Netherlands)

South America

Adoptees of South & Extended Latin Americans

Sri Lanka

Collectif Adoptes Du Sri Lanka (based in France; assisting mothers in Sri Lanka looking for their children)

Asela’s Family Search Service (search service for Sri Lankan adoptees)

Back to the Roots (based in Switzerland for Swiss based adoptees; provides DNA kits to mothers in Sri Lanka)

Empreintes Vivantes (based in Belgium for Sri Lankan adoptees who speak French)

Geadopteerd uit Sri Lanka (based in Belgium and focused on searching)

Les enfants de Ceylan (based in France)

People Adopted from Sri Lanka (based in UK)

Sri Lanka Family Project (a search database based off adoption paperwork to link mothers searching with adoptees)

Sri Lankan Adoptees (based in Australia)

Taiwan

Taiwanese Adoptees

Stichting Adoptiepedia (based in the Netherlands for Chinese and Taiwanese adoptees)

Thailand

Back to the Roots Thailand (based in Sweden)

Thai Adoptees Worldwide

Ukraine

Ukrainian Adoptees

USA

Italiadoption (for intercountry adoptees sent out of America to Italy)

Vietnam

90’s Vietnamese Adoptees

Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI) (based in Australia)

Adoptés du Vietnam – La Voix Des Adoptés (based in France)

Amérasiens du Vietnam / Amerasians from Vietnam (based in France)

Con Tim Me (based in the USA and Vietnam, a family searching org using DNA)

1st Generation of Vietnamese Adoptees (based in the USA)

Operation Reunite (based in the USA, for DNA testing)

VADs: Vietnamese Adoptees (based in the USA)

Vietnamese Adoptee Network (VAN, based in the USA)

Vietnamese Adoptees of Sweden

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