Tuesday, March 31, 2009
(MORE) Waiting List Movement
A family who was number two on the toddler boy list and number five on the infant boy list has accepted a referral today! So- anyone below number two on toddler boy and below number five on infant boy move up one spot!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Another Acceptance
A great way to start the week: another family accepted a referral today!
We are so excited to announce that number one on the toddler boy and toddler girl lists has accepted a referral for two children! Everyone on these lists move up one spot!
This family was also #5 on the sibling list and #1 on both 5+ lists. Everyone below #5 on the sibling list moves one spot and everyone on the 5+ list moves one spot.
If you are unsure about your spot on any list please call your coordinator for clarification.
We are so excited to announce that number one on the toddler boy and toddler girl lists has accepted a referral for two children! Everyone on these lists move up one spot!
This family was also #5 on the sibling list and #1 on both 5+ lists. Everyone below #5 on the sibling list moves one spot and everyone on the 5+ list moves one spot.
If you are unsure about your spot on any list please call your coordinator for clarification.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Another Day, Another Acceptance
We had another referral accepted today! This refferal was accepted by the new number one family on the infant girl waiting list- they didn't get to be number one for very long! Everyone on the infant girl wait list moves up another spot.
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
MORE
Number one on the Sibling List accepted a referral today for two children! AND- they were on multiple lists.
Everyone Below #7 On the Infant Girl List moves up one
Everyone Below #3 on the Toddler Girl List moves up one
Everyone Below #5 on the Toddler Boy List moves up one
Everyone on the sibling list moves up one!
If this causes any confusion as to where you are on the list- please call your coordinator for clarification.
Everyone Below #7 On the Infant Girl List moves up one
Everyone Below #3 on the Toddler Girl List moves up one
Everyone Below #5 on the Toddler Boy List moves up one
Everyone on the sibling list moves up one!
If this causes any confusion as to where you are on the list- please call your coordinator for clarification.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
More Movement
Number one on the baby girl list has accepted a referral today!Everyone on the infant girl list moves up one spot.
We are also very excited to announce that a referral was accepted for two other children, one who is an HIV positive toddler. This will be the first HIV positive child that IAN has been able to help bring home and we could not be happier! This family was on the Special Needs waiting list and does not affect any other wait lists.
We are also very excited to announce that a referral was accepted for two other children, one who is an HIV positive toddler. This will be the first HIV positive child that IAN has been able to help bring home and we could not be happier! This family was on the Special Needs waiting list and does not affect any other wait lists.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Referral
Number One on the baby boy list accepted a referral today! This means that everyone moves up one spot on the infant boy list.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Changes!
We know we are throwing a lot of information at you today- but we wanted to update you on some exciting program improvements that IAN is implementing immediately.
We currently have excellent communication with Ethiopia, in that we exchange emails daily with both our head facilitator and one of our assistants. Because of language barriers, many emails need a clarification or follow up. Since Ethiopia is 10 hours behind us here in CO, it isn’t until the next day where the issue is clarified for us. Unfortunately the phone is no more reliable. Sometimes the communication on the phone is difficult, and other times the phone system in Ethiopia presents its own problems. These are things we have learned to expect when working with a developing nation.
That being said, we are scheduling weekly phone calls with our in-country staff to discuss any issues that remain unresolved. We will be able to clarify answers to many of your questions and verify whether or not rumors are true. We will also be calling our staff on the day of your court date to find out the result. We will no longer wait for an email.
We are more than happy to announce issues affecting the Ethiopia program (like the TB announcement below), but we will never announce any information that has not been verified to us by a government source or from first hand experience by our in-country staff.
On a monthly basis, families who are matched with a child will receive an update including height, weight and new developmental milestones. We hope that this helps those families who have to wait a long time between match and travel. You can stay up to date on how the child is progressing and when you travel you will have a better idea of what size clothes to bring!
Whew! That is a lot. We hope that you like these changes…and if you have any suggestions just let your coordinator know!
We currently have excellent communication with Ethiopia, in that we exchange emails daily with both our head facilitator and one of our assistants. Because of language barriers, many emails need a clarification or follow up. Since Ethiopia is 10 hours behind us here in CO, it isn’t until the next day where the issue is clarified for us. Unfortunately the phone is no more reliable. Sometimes the communication on the phone is difficult, and other times the phone system in Ethiopia presents its own problems. These are things we have learned to expect when working with a developing nation.
That being said, we are scheduling weekly phone calls with our in-country staff to discuss any issues that remain unresolved. We will be able to clarify answers to many of your questions and verify whether or not rumors are true. We will also be calling our staff on the day of your court date to find out the result. We will no longer wait for an email.
We are more than happy to announce issues affecting the Ethiopia program (like the TB announcement below), but we will never announce any information that has not been verified to us by a government source or from first hand experience by our in-country staff.
On a monthly basis, families who are matched with a child will receive an update including height, weight and new developmental milestones. We hope that this helps those families who have to wait a long time between match and travel. You can stay up to date on how the child is progressing and when you travel you will have a better idea of what size clothes to bring!
Whew! That is a lot. We hope that you like these changes…and if you have any suggestions just let your coordinator know!
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