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Amy and Ano are twins, but just after they were born they were taken from their mother and sold to separate families.
They found out about each other by chance and as they delved into their past, they realised thousands of babies in Georgia were stolen from hospitals and sold for adoption, some as recently as 2005. Now they want answers.
Natia’s Story is a personal profile story that illustrates a common theme when families are faced with potentially sick children and are not provided with adequate alternative support services. The piece maintains that Eastern Europe an Central Asia has the highest rates of institutionalized children in the world and that institutionalization often begins at birth.
In many cases, new mothers are often counselled to offer up their children to institutional care. Lacking community services, and facing discrimination from family, friends and medical professionals, mothers and families of sick…
This article from The Black Sea covers the deinstitutionalization process of Georgia which began in 2009. At the time, institutions were shut-down and the government attempted to reunite children with their families. Some families did not remember they had children.
The impetus of deinstitutionalization in Georgia began which its Rose Revolution in 2004, which led to the leadership of Saakashvilli. Tamta Golubiani was appointed head of the Child Protection…