Adoption and civil sponsorship
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- Conteudo Principal
Having a family and a home is your and every child's right. However, growing up with the biological family, the family of origin, is not always possible. Sometimes, in order to guarantee a child all the care he needs, it is necessary to find for him a new family that protects him from maltreatment, gross negligence, abandonment or loss of caregivers.
Adoption gives children a new family where they can receive love and affection and grow up safely. This new family will be forever and these children will have new caregivers and also a new extended family, perhaps new brothers, grandparents and uncles. Adoption is a legal act and can only be decided by a court. With civil patronage, children will also have the right to a new family, but in a different way because there is no complete separation from the biological family.
In this section you will find information on these topics, which will help you better understand the meaning of the words adoption and civil patronage and what it can represent in a child's life.
“The Mysterious Eggs”
Child history narrated
“The colours of Matthew”
Matthew is black as night and dark as a mystery. And he's an adopted boy. His mother tells him that he was born on an island far away... Why is it so hard for your schoolmates to understand this?
Civil Sponsorship
Video tutorial explaining what civil sponsorship is, who it is intended for and how this family-type relationship works.
Losses and Gains on Adoption
This video presents research results on the gains and losses of adoption from the perspective of adopted children and is prepared in child-friendly language