Girls, Girls, Girls are Most Wanted on Adoption Wishlist.
“These days we have to tell families to take boys.”
Five years ago,
adoption agencies in the city were having a hard time finding families for
children. Now, it’s the other way round. With growing waiting lists, city orphanages can’t keep up with the demand for
babies.
Majority of the city-based couples go for a
girl at the time of adoption,
according to the
Adoption Coordinating Agency.
In fact, the waiting list to adopt girls is longer than the list for boys at
most adoption agencies. “It takes much longer to get a baby girl because more
families specifically ask for girls,” said Jaissita Panigrahi, who runs Bal
Vikas at Malad. “These days we have to tell families to take boys.”
"here’s no need to promote adoption in Mumbai anymore. So many parents
are coming forward for adoption that we don’t have enough children,”
said senior social worker Vandana Patil of Adoption Coordinating Agency.
At Children of World (India) Trust’s adoption agency in Nerul, over 75
percent of the requests are for girls. “Only 25 percent are flexible or want a
boy,” said executive director of the trust Mani Mistry.
Bal Asha’s administrator Sunil Arora said it was because people are more
educated now. “Educated couples don’t discriminate between girls and boys. There
are more joint income families now where both men and women earn. So, its not
like a boy is needed to carry on the family business,”.
Now every child finds a home. Those who are not adopted by Indians or
non-resident Indian families, are readily accepted by foreigners.
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