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I work with a nonprofit and travel to Kenya and Uganda a few times a year. I have visited in many orphanages and childrens homes and have never been in one that has succesfully placed a child to an American. I have heard it being done to European or Austrailian familes that were living there at the time, but it was done independently.
The orphan situation is getting worse over there. There are an estimated 25 million orphans in Africa right now. Many villiages/countries are not able to care for all of them. A few countries (Ethiopia in particular) have established laws and policies that help place children in an organized and ethical way, and open the door for support for all the children that may never be placed, due to illness. It is amazing to see.
Good Luck finding out. I hope that soon we will see more children from these countries that need forever familes finding them....whether that is in Africa, Europe, America, etc. :-)
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