Are There Any Real Orphanages In Thailand?

[johnray]

Most of them seem to be businesses run by Americans.  With the business model of 'send us 70,000 dollars and you can be put on a waiting list for 6 years'.  Which is suspiciously long given they also promote a poverty epidemic, famine and desperate need for children to be given a family.  I doubt they actually have any contacts.

 

Than some others use the kids to promote adventure tourism.  Their model is 'come and see poor people, stay in a luxury hotel and eat at nice middle class restaurants'.

 

And finally the religious ones which are same as above.

 

But they all seem to want to hold onto the children because they bring them cash and make the companies money.

 

Myself and my wife both work and have a good house in decent area.  Are there any genuine adoption agencies run by Thai people or other Asians?

Edited May 24, 2017 by johnray

[cooked]

I have met the person responsible for the 'tree of life' orphanage in Buriram, he seems to be genuine.


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[canuckamuck]

Most of the children's homes in Thailand are raising the children, not holding them for adoption purposes. I think if you want to adopt a child it needs to be done through government channels and with children housed in government institutions. You have to be accepted by Thai government standards and also the standards of your home country, so two piles of red tape to deal with.

If you go ahead, please start a thread and let us know how it goes.

[NickJ]

The one that's in Pakret is pretty real. They have like 500 kids from newborn till I think age five or six. The office has a huge board inside and lists how many adoptions have taken place. 

I used to go out there frequently.  But not since I left Bangkok.

They always seemed to have a steady stream of people dropping of stuff the kids need. 

Edited May 29, 2017 by NickJ