Samoa

Country Code: WS
Area: 1,759 sq mi (2,831km²)
Gross Domestic Product: 1 Billion Dollar
Population: 185,000

Agencies operating in Samoa

Organization	From	To
Dan Wakefield	1957-00-00	1958-00-00
Focus on Children Utah
Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services - Home Office Oregon	2000-00-00
MLJ Adoptions, Inc.

Organizations based in Samoa:

Boarding school

Organization	State/Province	City
New Hope Academy		Apia
Paradise Cove		Aufaga

Governmental Organization

Organization	State/Province	City
Samoa Attorney General's office		apia

Law firm

Organization	State/Province	City
Fepulea'i and Schuster Law Offices		Apai

Orphanage

Organization	State/Province	City
FOC nanny house in Letogo		Letogo
FOC nanny house in Ululoloa		Ululoloa

Cases:

Abuse cases

Organization	Province	City
Heta Nua		Ululoloa near Apia

Child trafficking cases

Report	Date
Samoa - Focus on Children - Scott & Karen Banks case	2002-02-01
Samoa - Elleia Nyberg (Sei So)	2004-06-01
Samoa - Fa'anunu and Tafiau Faiupu's 3 children: Lasi Fa'anunu, Motumotu and Fa’afetaitasi case	2003-01-01
Samoa - J.T. case	2003-05-01
Samoa - Michael Ulisese McKrola (Posi Iva)	2003-01-01

Adoption statistics:

Adoption exports

This information is compiled from the figures as reported by the receiving countries.

Reports:

Reports

Document	Date
Patti Sawyer’s family is in jeopardy.	2009-02-26
Moms make most of chance to reconnect	2009-02-24
Defendants in Samoan adoption scandal to plead guilty Tuesday	2009-01-05
No winners in Samoan adoption scandal	2008-11-18
No winners in Samoan adoption scandal	2008-10-18
Out of Samoa: How adoption laws work	2007-06-14
Samoan leader discusses adoption	2007-03-14
Embassy grilled on adoption scandal	2007-03-11
Feds uncover adoption scheme that targeted Samoan children	2007-02-03
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; A South Pacific Perspective	2005-09-01
[duplicate to delete] A Brief Outline of Customary Child Adoption Practices in Samoa [duplicate to delete]	2005-09-01
[duplicate to delete] Death prompts Samoan adoption change	2005-06-27
Samoa bans overseas adoption agencies	2005-06-27

Parent topics: Polynesia

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