Sandra, I agree with you 100%. I will address only the Guatemala issue. UNICEF is full of FLUFF with out substance. They have a position with the means or method to implement this political agenda. Casa Alianza has bashed all adoptions from Guatemala, calling them all corrept and unethical. And what about Casa Alanza's former director Bruce Harris who has lied and himself fired for an inappropriate relationship with a resident of Casa Alanza (people in glass houses shall not throw stones!)If you refer to families without borders and guatadopt there is a fine disucssion of this. Its fine to be a college professor and think great ideas and theory but one must implement these ideas and there is NO SYSTEM in Guatemala. I think about 2 years ago I looked up the buget and salaries and thought, well I should have it so good. THe same people will state that the attorneys in Guatemala are making too much money on the adoptions and the state needs to run it. The KarynB stated that UNICEF hires professionals and they deserve the salary they make, don't the attorneys deserve their salaries. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. The State! Look at the way they run PGN and other programs. Infant mortality and death from child birth is higher than ever. If I give to an organization, I want to know where the money is going and I want it to be used to provide medical care, job training, provide school. I think most people give to support just that and not political BS. Even the PResident of the United States has questioned the United Nations and the money. Why shouldn't we. If you want to implement change part of the process is developing the plan and UNICEF is all about preaching and not about planning.
They are wrong here!
Mary