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Location	Ohio, United States
Introduction	Our mission was to add to our family; adopt a Ukrainian orphan or a sibling group. We were in Ukraine for 5 weeks. The reasons it failed are too numerous to list here (feel free to read the blog archives - an excellent journal of our daily experiences while in The Ukraine). I recommend that - for those interested in international adoption - you do NOT select Ukraine. While we do know of several Ukrainian success stories, the failure rate far outnumbers the success rate. Many families that failed at the same time that we did, have since turned to other countries - and most have succeeded. Estimates on the number of orphans in The Ukraine vary. Government sources list the number of orphans at about 100,000. But many Ukrainians that work in adoption - including adoption facilitators as well as orphanage employees - estimate orphans in that country to number closer to 250,000. It broke our hearts to be denied the chance of giving one or more of these orphans a forever home. Please feel free to leave a comment. We appreciate all remarks, encouragement and even suggestions.

Location

Ohio, United States

Introduction

Our mission was to add to our family; adopt a Ukrainian orphan or a sibling group. We were in Ukraine for 5 weeks. The reasons it failed are too numerous to list here (feel free to read the blog archives - an excellent journal of our daily experiences while in The Ukraine). I recommend that - for those interested in international adoption - you do NOT select Ukraine. While we do know of several Ukrainian success stories, the failure rate far outnumbers the success rate. Many families that failed at the same time that we did, have since turned to other countries - and most have succeeded. Estimates on the number of orphans in The Ukraine vary. Government sources list the number of orphans at about 100,000. But many Ukrainians that work in adoption - including adoption facilitators as well as orphanage employees - estimate orphans in that country to number closer to 250,000. It broke our hearts to be denied the chance of giving one or more of these orphans a forever home. Please feel free to leave a comment. We appreciate all remarks, encouragement and even suggestions.