OUR SANDTRAY...

WE NEED CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS OUR SANDTRAY, WHICH IS USED WITH OUR YOUNG CHILDREN DURING THERAPY.

IF YOU CAN ASSIST, PLEASE E-MAIL tina@abbaadoptions.co.za

MANDELA DAY 2016 - Join us!

18 JULY = MANDELA DAY 2016

WHAT WILL YOU & YOUR COLLEAGUES, YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR SCHOOL OR YOUR CHURCH DO TO INSPIRE CHANGE ON MANDELA DAY 2016?

Don't know yet?

Join us in our Baby Box-project!

How to get involved:

·         *  Donate a R1,000 per baby box

·         *  Collect & donate the content of the baby box  -  see details underneath

·         *  Collect content & pack a baby box on Mandela Day

The baby box & baby mattress are already sponsored and will be delivered to those who wish to pack the boxes themselves.

To arrange drop-off of sponsored empty baby boxes, pick-up of packed baby boxes or any queries, please contact leonie@abbaadoptions.co.za

What happens when adoptive parents no longer want the adopted child?

CapeTalk's Pippa Hudson speaks to Steven Nicholson, the Executive Director of Arise Cape Town to find out what the law says about adoptive parents who want to relinquish their rights as adoptive parents.

See the full article here: http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/14248/what-happens-when-adoptive-parents-no-longer-want-the-adopted-child

NACSA Launches Their 16 Days of Activism Campaign - Raising Awareness Around Abandonment

Child Abandonment and Illegal Abortions on the Increase

Government, child protection organisations and civil society need to find common ground to address humanitarian crisis facing SA’s vulnerable children and mothers.

CLICK HERE to read the Press release.

Swapped babies to remain with families raising them

Three judges of the Pretoria High Court decided on Monday that two toddlers swapped at birth must remain with the families who have raised them.

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Paternity Leave

Every father will love the day that he can say “I am going on paternity leave as my baby is on the way”. There is a recent judgment of MIA v State Information Technology Agency (PTY) LTD [1] which is a labour Court Decision, which enables some fathers to do just that. This is a progressive judgment as, until recently, such an avenue did not exist.

Click here to read further.

Gauteng's abandoned babies: A growing social crisis

Almost 400 babies have been abandoned in Gauteng hospitals over the past three years. Fear, resentment and poverty are just some of the reasons cited for parents walking away from their newborns.

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