dialogue on visiting a orphanage
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Explanation:
1. What exactly happens during an orphanage visit?
It can vary greatly. Factors affecting this include orphanage director “persona”; how often families return; and daily priorities of staff. At times, families are greeted (literally) with a firecracker ceremony; at other locations there is a short, perfunctory meeting. There is no one exact “formula” for an orphanage visit. Generally however, there is a welcome meeting with the director and staff, possibly an opportunity to review the file, followed by a limited tour of a portion of the facility. These activities typically takes a good section of a morning, which flows into taking the director and staff to lunch.
2. My child wants to see the children at the orphanage and hug and hold the babies there. Can we do that?
Most state-run orphanages don’t allow this type of interruption to their daily routine. Staff are responsible for the daily routines; visiting families are an interruption to those routines. Staff often will shield older children from the view of a returning family, to lessen the reminders to the remaining kids that they lack a forever family. Your local guide will help you navigate this appropriately
3. Our family would like to meet with our child’s primary caregiver from the orphanage. Is that possible?
It is often possible. However, do keep in mind that if you are returning 10 or more years after an adoption, the caregiver may have moved away. The earlier a return trip is planned, the more likely it is to connect with a caregiver. If the caregiver still works at the orphanage, some directors facilitate this. Many caregivers excitedly anticipate a baby’s return. However it can be naïve to assume it is always happens this way. Some caregivers have cared for more than one hundred children and can’t remember each child in their charge. Be practical and realistic. Also, it is not unusual for families to return and the old orphanage building is gone and to be visiting a new facility. Just as your child has changed dramatically from when he or she left the orphanage, people in the birth country have also experienced many changes.
4. Will we be allowed to see the orphanage file of my child and what might be in it?
The practice will vary greatly. Some directors follow a practice that the child themselves will be granted access to that information at the time she/he becomes of adult age. Quite a few others allow for easy review of the file, often allowing families to take photos. However, most directors will decline to grant “formal” approval of making “official” copies. Typically, documents in an orphanage file include: the child’s abandonment report, police report, notes or papers that may have been left, and possibly medical notes.
Sometimes reviewing the file will bring up unexpected challenges, such as receiving a different birth date than the one you were given and have used all these years. You, as the parent might want to look at the file alone, with only the translator. If something unexpected is in the file you can take that information and make it available to the child when you feel it is appropriate for them to process and re-evaluate.
5. Is it possible to visit the finding spot of my child?
Yes, if this is of interest for your or family member it is often accomplished. Sometimes one parent decides to visit that spot on their own, while the other parent stays with the child. This is an intensely personal decision; only you can determine if this is something you’d like to accomplish. If all or part of your family chooses to try to locate this spot, anticipate that you or your child may have a strong emotional reaction to this experience.
Since, this is often the most emotional aspect of the entire trip, allow yourself time and space to process your own emotional reaction. Don’t allow your emotions to overwhelm your child and “crowd out” the space that your child needs in order to process this piece of her (or his) story. Be prepared to support your child as they go through getting acquainted with the physical reality of this part of their story and help them process the experience later, via journaling, or discussing. We recommend after the emotional pieces of the trip, you plan some low-key activities, such as swimming at the pool, playing at the park with friends from the trip, or movie and popcorn at the hotel, just to unwind and process the day’s events
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Explaination:
Introduction:
An orphanage houses children of various ages who either have no family or have lost their families in natural calamities.
The home usually has a care-taker who monitors the children of the orphanage and a few helpers to take care of the residents.
A visit to an orphanage is a life-changing experience as it is filled with emotions and sentiments. I had an opportunity to visit an orphanage as my cousin was a volunteer for a local non-governmental organization and it was the occasion of The International Day of Service.
Description of the Orphanage:
The orphanage house was situated in the outskirts of the city and was close to the national highway. It was a two-storey building with a garden out in the front and a small temple just on its east boundary. The walls of the home were old and the paint had worn off. It looked like the house was without maintenance for years together. There was a small girl who was peeking through the window on the first floor when we opened the gate.
Meeting the Children:
When we entered the home, we were taken by surprise as there were more number of children than we had imagined. There was a common room where the children both boys and girls ranging from the ages of 3 to 21 years were seen. Some of them were indulged in watching the television, some were sipping soup from their bowls, some girls were busy playing with their dolls and others were staring at us.
We had brought with us food, blankets, drawing books, crayons, pencils etc. which we distributed amongst the children. They were ecstatic to have food from outside and were even more elated when they received the stationary from us. We segregated ourselves and went to talk individually to everyone.
My Personal Experience:
I went over to a small girl, about 6 years of age, who was sitting at the corner of the room staring at the glass window. I introduced myself and took a seat besides her. She greeted me with a smile and gave me a toffee which she had in her bag. She told me how her parents drowned in the flood which swept away their home and everything they had.
She was with her uncle at that time who left her in the orphanage because he was unable to attend to her. She started sobbing while narrating the story and then asked me about my parents and other things. I talked with her for quite some time and then gifted her set of drawing books, story books and crayons and she promised to paint something for me.
Conclusion:
The visit to the orphanage was a fulfilling experience for me as I came back home with not only memories but also some valuable lessons. When I reached home, I ran straight to my mother and hugged her tight saying that I loved her very much and also my father. She held me tight with teary eyes.