Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)

AFAA has been a continuously, US licensed, adoption agency since 1986.
AFAA has been an Indiana, non-profit corporation since 1986.
AFAA has been an IRS approved, 501 (c) (3) corporation since 1987.
AFAA has been a member of the Joint Council on International Children’s Services since 1988.
AFAA Managing Director was awarded the “Angels in Adoption” award from Senator Richard Lugar in 2006.
AFAA was the first licensed, North American adoption agency to work with African orphan children for adoption.
AFAA was the first licensed, US adoption agency to be approved by the Government of Ethiopia.

MALI, West Africa - 1986 - AFAA began an adoption & medical assistance program.
ETHIOPIA, East Africa - 1987 - AFAA began an adoption, sponsorship, educational & humanitarian aid program.
UGANDA, East Africa - 1988 - AFAA began a sponsorship & educational program.
SIERRA LEONE, West Africa - 1995 - AFAA began an adoption, sponsorship & medical assistance program.
NIGERIA, West Africa - 2001 - AFAA began a sponsorhip & educational program.
LESOTHO, Southern Africa - 2006 - AFAA began an adoption program.

Related persons
People working for or related to this organization

Person	Position	Country	From	To
Tigist Kebede	Representative
Cheryl Carter-Shotts	Executive Director
Joseph Kagimu	Facilitator for	Uganda
Hamza Sebuta	Facilitator for	Uganda	2008-04-01

Related organisations (to)

Organizations this is organization is related to

Organization1	As	Organization2	Country	From	To
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Member of	Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS)
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Sponsor of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Facilitates	Adoption Alliance (CO)	Ethiopia

Related countries, states or provinces
Countries, states or provinces this organization is related to

Organization	Link	Country	From	To
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Operates in	Uganda
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Operates in	Ethiopia
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Operates in	Mali
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Operates in	Sierra Leone
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Operates in	Lesotho

Documents
News paper articles, official documents and reports filed about this organization

Document	Date
Out of Africa	1993-02-01
A second family	1998-05-03
Mountains for Mohammed	1998-10-10
Leaving despair to begin a new life	2001-09-23
Agency operates on a lean budget	2001-09-23
Leaving despair to begin a new life	2001-09-23
Boy's plight launched a mission	2001-09-23
Out of Africa, a trickle of orphans	2006-05-24
Making Room for Just One More; Lon and DeAnna Kennard	2006-07-10
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INTER COUNTRY ADOPTION LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN LIBERIA	2007-07-01
American Homes for African Children	2007-10-09
The next China?	2008-04-15
Couple defrauded but not deterred	2010-07-19
HESLEP v. AMERICANS FOR AFRICAN ADOPTION, INC.	2012-08-27
Heslep v Americans for African Adoptions	2013-03-10
Lies in the Land of Hope - part 1-4	2013-08-01

Abuse cases
Abuse cases of children while in placement and the role this organization played in their placement

Title	Role
Girls adopted by Lon and DeAnna Kennard	Placement agency

Child trafficking cases
Child trafficking cases and the role this organization played.

Title	Role
Uganda - Americans for African Adoptions and Joseph Kagimu case	Adoption agency