The 2012 Ambassador Program...

In October 2012, Holt International will send a group of adoption ambassadors to the Philippines to meet a special group of children between the ages of 10 and 15. Two adoptive parents, two adult adoptees, and three Holt staff members will join the children for a week in the Philippines, where they will share stories, play games, visit care centers, talk with social workers, and most importantly build new friendships. After the trip, the ambassadors will return to their communities, committed to finding and supporting potential adoptive families for these older children. You can support these children on their journey to find a permanent loving family by learning more and sharing their story.

If you would like to learn more about the 2012 Philippine Ambassador Program, follow the trip blog, or read about the participating children, please click here to request access to the Ambassador webpage. If you have already received an Ambassador Program username and password, click here to login.

Holt's history in the Philippines...
After helping to establish a local partner organization, the Kaisahang Buhay Foundation (KBF), Holt began serving children in the Philippines in 1976. Working alongside KBF, Holt has helped to improve local childcare and adoption practices as well as find loving, stable families in the U.S. for over 900 orphaned and abandoned children in the Philippines.

Growing interest, a longer wait...
In recent years, growing interest among prospective families has led to significant increase in international adoption applications to the Philippines. At the same time, more families within the Philippines are adopting children domestically. While great news for children in need of families, this has also stalled the overall adoption process. With so many families already waiting to be matched, the Philippines has temporarily suspended acceptance of new applications from larger agencies until the waitlist shortens.

To learn more about the many different ways Holt serves children and families in the Philippines, click here.

Children recently home from Philippines