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Yalla Kafala
Yalla Kafala is a non-profit charity founded in 2020 with the aim of creating a better life for orphans in Egypt by raising awareness about Kafala, facilitating Kafala procedures, guiding Kafala families and preparing them by providing them with the necessary tools to raise children who are mentally and behaviorally healthy.
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Why are the children in orphanages? Who abandons their children?
Children are in the orphanages for no fault of their own, mostly because they were abandoned by the people who were supposed to care for them. Most children in Egypt are abandoned because they have been born out of wedlock (which is a heavily condemned act in Egyptian society). Some other reasons are economic as some families struggle and live in poverty and can’t cope. Some families abandon their children because of disability or other special needs. So families sometimes see orphanages as a way in which they can improve the chances for their children, and this is fed by a perception that their child will be better off.Once a child is abandoned, he/she is incorporated into the state system for the care of children deprived of parental care. Children under two years are sent to centers that belong to the MOH, while children over 2 years are sent to centers that belong to the MOSS.There are many studies that show how children in institutional care lack emotionally and developmentally in comparison with children in families. A loving family is all that any child needs and you don’t need to be perfect to be a perfect parent for one of them.
Where are the children found? Is there a process to look for them?
Children/babies are usually found abandoned in public places; beside a mosque or a church, railway stations, on cars, and unfortunately some people abandon their children in rubbish bins or containers.After being found they are taken to the closest police station. The police issues a report proving where the child was found, and give him/her random names. They are referred to a public hospital for a medical test, then a social worker from MOH takes the baby to the nearest governmental orphanage (which belongs to MOH or FACE). When placed inside an orphanage the MOH issues a birth certificate.
Who can become a kafala parent?
A married couple who possess the moral, social maturity, health and material capacity to care for a child. Married not less than 3 years (exception in case of infertility is possible). Both of them are between 25-60 years old and the number of children in family does not exceed two (unless they are independent), One spouse should hold a minimum of high school diploma or its equivalent. Family should be of same religion as the adopted child.Widows, divorced women and women who have never been married and reached 30 years of age are entitled to apply for kafala.To study the detailed criteria - follow this link: https://bit.ly/36u3LG0