Monday, December 31, 2007
Consumer Protection Safety Commission
Consumer Protection Safety Commission's address is www.cpsc.gov/
When an adoption falls through
You know? Unsuccessful adoptions happens in domestic and international adoption as well.
Adoption/Kazakhstan listservs, newsletters, magazines, books, toys, etc
Start here: LarensAdoptionLinks.com
Yahoo Groups on Kaz adoption:
- Kazakhstan_Adoption (managed by LMI but anyone can join)
- Kazakhstan Adoptions
- Parents Adopting Kazak Kids (PAKK)
- Single Kaz Moms
- There is a listserv for every Kaz region. Just go to Yahoo's groups and search for what you're looking for.
- There is a listserv for almost every US state about Kaz adoption. For instance, there is the KazakFloridaFamilies group
- Kazakhstan Adoption Forum by Adoption.com
- Adoption Email Lists Directory by ComeUnity Adoption: Special Needs and Parenting Support
- An adoption newsletter by and for adoptive mothers. Real Moms Adoption Newsletter
Websites:
- Website with lots of links to adoption resources at AdoptionInformationInformation.org
- Eastern European Adoption Coallition website is recommended but currently down for maintenance (1/07)
- Joint Council on International Children’s Services
Adoption Books:
- Lists of Adoption Books at ComeUnity There is nothing specific to Kazakhstan here, but general adoption books and books for children too.
- Purchase books at Tapestry Books
Helping family and friends understand about adoption:
- Institute for Adoption Information offers a brochure Why It Is Important To Understand Adoption
Helping teacher understand about adoption and curriculum:
- An Educator's Guide toAdoption Brochure -its around $8
- Teaching Tolerance Magazine
- "A" Is for Adoption: a teachers’ pocket guide to adoption issues in the classroom at Cradle.org
- order the book Adoption and the Schools from Families Adopting In Response
- order DVD/Video "I Wonder…” Teenagers Talk About Being Adopted from Families Adopting In Response
Everything else adoption:
- Institute for Adoption Information at AdoptionInformationInstitute.org
- from magazines to books to jewelry to CDs. Get it at AdoptionShop.com
- Everything Russian adoption from magazines to books to jewelry to CDs at AdoptedFromRussian.com
- Multicultural dolls are available at DollsLikeMe.com
- Russian toys available at Russian-Toys.com I linked this page to Anna the Russian speaking doll, but poke around at this site.
- About Kazkah Crafts Kazakhcrafts.com
Safe, healthy travels to Kazakhstan
Start getting immunizations. Some, such as Hepatitis AB, have a series of shots given over 6 months. Don't try to get all your immunizations at one time - you'll be in pain and broke! Check to see what immunizations you should get.
Register yourself with the Kazazkhstan Embassy for when you will be in Kazakhstan(reproduced from the U.S. State Dept. Consular Information Sheet)
Tips for living abroad by US Department of State. This is a really great list of things you should do and what kind of information you should leave with someone back home.
International Travel Warnings
Travel insurance covers a plethora of things, including inconveniences like lost luggage. It also can cover Medivac and medical care, in-case you get seriously ill. You don't want to be stuck in a post-soviet hospital, where you can't communicate in a common language. Remember, healthcare in Kaz will be very different and your health insurance won't cover it. Make sure you ask what the insurance covers!
Register yourself with the Kazazkhstan Embassy for when you will be in Kazakhstan(reproduced from the U.S. State Dept. Consular Information Sheet)
Tips for living abroad by US Department of State. This is a really great list of things you should do and what kind of information you should leave with someone back home.
International Travel Warnings
- Can be found at this US Embassy website for all countries, check if Kaz is listed
General
- KazakhAdoptiveFamilies.com has lot and losts of good information about traveling to Kaz
- Golden Rule Travel, Eldo Miller (Kaz Adopt specialist), eldo@goldrule.net, (888) 950-3273 (FARE), 6411 W. Morgan Ave., Hutchinson, KS 67501, Fax: (620)665-5425
Check health issues for in Kaz travel:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding Kazakhstan
- MDtravelhealth.com's recommendations for healthy travel to Kazakhstan. Covers recommended immunizations, Other infections, recent outbreaks, Food and water precautions, General advice, Traveling with children, Ambulance, Medical facilities, Pharmacies, including addresses and phone numbers (of course they'll probably only speak Russian)!
- World Health Organization's International travel and health report
- US Embasy's Astana Medical Directory This actually tells you who speaks some english
Travel insurance covers a plethora of things, including inconveniences like lost luggage. It also can cover Medivac and medical care, in-case you get seriously ill. You don't want to be stuck in a post-soviet hospital, where you can't communicate in a common language. Remember, healthcare in Kaz will be very different and your health insurance won't cover it. Make sure you ask what the insurance covers!
- Travel Protectors TravelProtectors.com
- Global Health Insurance GlobalHealthInsurance.com
- Med Jet Assistance MedJetAssis.com
Communicate while you are there (without speaking):
- Kwick Point Consumer Translators using universal pictorial images from KwickPoint.com (some have medical things on it)
Figure out how much US $ is compared to Kaz tenge
Amy created a great chart to convert Kaz Tge to US$ that you can print and take with you. Its based upon Feb 2008 values.
In case of emergency while you're there:
- US Embassies Worldwide
- US Embassy in Kazakstan general
- US Embassy regarding Arrest, Death, and Emergency Services
- US Embassy regarding Visas
- US Embasy's Astana Medical Directory This actually tells you who speaks some english
- MDtravelhealth.com's recommendations for healthy travel to Kazakhstan. Covers recommended immunizations, Other infections, recent outbreaks, Food and water precautions, General advice, Traveling with children, Ambulance, Medical facilities, Pharmacies, including addresses and phone numbers (of course they'll probably only speak Russian)!
- World Health Organization's Hospital Care for Children This is a pocket-sized manual for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries.
- Emergency Preparedness by USA.gov
- Crisis Preparedness in Kazakhstan by the US Embassy in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Culture and Geography
Lonely Planet Travel Guide to Kazakhstan (website)
There is a lot of information at Kazakh Adoptive Families
There are links to more links about Kaz at VGSBooks.com
And at Kazakh-Aul-Us.org, which is a nonprofit organization founded by Kazakhs and Americans dedicated to Kazakh cultural education and support, based in Rhode Island but has members in 32 states. They have a family camp.
You can view the Kazakhstan Provinces at Answers.com
Read about Kazakhstan at AboutKazakhstan.com
US Embassy notes on Kazakhstan
Here is the Kazakhstan Embassy for the US and Canada
There is a lot of information at Kazakh Adoptive Families
There are links to more links about Kaz at VGSBooks.com
And at Kazakh-Aul-Us.org, which is a nonprofit organization founded by Kazakhs and Americans dedicated to Kazakh cultural education and support, based in Rhode Island but has members in 32 states. They have a family camp.
You can view the Kazakhstan Provinces at Answers.com
Read about Kazakhstan at AboutKazakhstan.com
US Embassy notes on Kazakhstan
Here is the Kazakhstan Embassy for the US and Canada
Great links about adoption
Comprehensive
International Adoption:
Blogs about Adoption in general:
Region specific:
Kazakhstan Adoption Specific:Education about Adoption:
Adoption Ethics:
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