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Institutional Uncertainty
Why are Ukrainian adoption experiences are all unique? And why does a translator’s job seem to be more then translation? I read a very heavy and scholarly book called “State and Institution Building...
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Chernobyl
The photo was created by the Soviet Union. It shows the Sarcophogus being build around what remained of Chernobyl’s reactor 4. The primary goal of the Sarcophogus is to keep all the radioactive...
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Ukraine’s Government from 1991 to 1994
Part 1 introduced my theory that Ukrainian “institutional uncertainty” is why everyone’s adoption experience is different. Part 2 was a specific example of the institutions themselves causing the...
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Ukraine’s Government from 2000 to 2006
In the 15 years since independence, Ukraine has been inching toward democracy. But much of the institutionalized behaviors from the Soviet era remained. I traveled to Ukraine in November 2000. Many...
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Why is everyone’s adoption experience unique?
So to pull this back to adoption…… Why is everyone’s adoption experience unique? Ukrainians learned to trust their social networks for support and information because they couldn’t depend on their...
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Corruption
Why is everyone’s adoption experience unique? Back to the book, State and Institution Building in Ukraine… It was edited by Taras Kuzio, Robert S Kravchuk, Paul D’Anieri and was published in 1999....
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Why Do Families Return From Ukraine Without a Child?
Ukraine is a blind referral system. The family must travel to Ukraine to receive a referral. referral = Ukrainian government employees (SDAPRC department) met with an approved family for 1 hour to...
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Returning Home Without Child
A few months ago I posted a blog about Why Do Families Return From Ukraine Without a Child. I am saddened that this continues to happen to families. Occasionally families want to share their Ukrainian...
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No Child – Family’s Story
I started AC’s story in Returning Home Without Child. AC is a Canadian who very recently traveled to Ukraine with her husband. They had 2 appointments and couldn’t find a child 24 months or younger....
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