Kathmandu:  The Nepal Government has announced 58 agencies as approved, from 10 different countries enabling only these to file application to adopt Nepalese children internationally.  32 agencies has got approval in USA while the Germany and Norway has one got one each approved.  Eight agencies from Italy, five from Spain, three from Canada and two each from France, Sweden, Belgium and Denmark has been approved.  

Sixty nine applications had been received from various countries seeking approval to do international adoption from Nepal.

Likewise in the recent reshuffle of the Secretaries, the Secretary of Women Children and Social Welfare Mr. Punya Prasad Neupane has been transferred and replaced by Mrs. Brinda Hadda.

Agencies approved are

1. The World Child International Corporation USA
2. All God’s Children International USA
3. Life’s Vision International USA
4. Decolores Adoptions International USA
5. Adoption A Gift of Love USA
6. Adoption Alliance USA
7. The Gladney Centre for Adoptions USA
8. New Beginnings International Children’s and Family Services Inc USA
9. Childrens Home Society and Family Services USA
10. Adoption Ark Inc. USA
11. Adoption Associates USA
12. International Adoptions Net USA
13. Illien Adoptions International Inc. USA
14. Florida Home Studies and Adoption Inc. USA
15. Adoption Forever USA
16. Adoption Star Inc USA
17. International Family Services USA
18. Wide Horizons For Children Inc. USA
19. Kentucky Adoption Services Inc. USA
20. Internacional Familias Inc. USA
21. Peral S. Buck Internacional USA
22. La Vida International USA
23. The Barrer Foundation USA
24. Hopes Promise USA
25. Adoption International Inc. USA
26. Crossroads Adoptions Services USA
27. Carolina Adoption Services USA
28. Journeys of the Herat USA
29. Faith International USA
30. Holt International Children’s Services USA
31. MAPS USA
32. Families Thru International Adoptions Inc. USA
33. Futures and Families Society of British Columbia CHOICES Adoption and Counseling Canada
34. Societe d’Adoption Parents Sans Frontiers Canada
35. Children Bridge Canada
36. Network Aauito Assistenza Accogleinza NAAA ONLUS Italy
37. Associazionne Ariete Onlus Italy
38. Associazione Nazionale Pubbliche Assistenze Italy
39. L’AIRONE Onlus Italy
40. A.I.P.A. erga poueros Onlus Italy
41. International Adoption Tarcento Association for the Family Italy
42. Associazione Amici Trentini Sede di Italy
43. Ai.Bi. Italy
44. Enfants de l’Espoir ASBL
45. ECAI Balbalika Spain
46. Children without frontiers (Ass. Ninos sin Fronteras) Spain
47. ECAI mami Wata Spain
48. Namaste Association Aragonesa Para La Promocion Dela Infancia Spain
49. ANDENI Spain
50. BFA-A Swden
51. Adoption Centium Sweden
52. Dan Adopt. Denmark
53. AC International Child Support Denmark
54. Agneca Francaise del Adoption France
55. Charity for adoption Ocuvre Del Adoption France
56. The joy Sowers De Vreugdezaaiers Tortelduifstraat Belgium
57. Adopsjonsforum Norway
58. Parents Child Bridge Germany