DISHA is a licensed Specialised Adoption Agency/ organisation by the Government of Odisha. Recognized by the Central Adoption Resource Authority, Ministry of Women & Child Development, and Government of India, to place children who may not find suitable placements in India and Inter-Country Adoption.
Our adoption procedure is as per the preamble of the Hague Convention, which states, “Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love, and understanding.”
We believe that every child’s first right is to grow up within his/her own biological family. If this is not possible due to unforeseen circumstances, then the child has a right to be placed in a suitable adoptive family through a fair legal procedure. Precisely why we follow a stringent and transparent adoption process.
In DISHA, Specialised Adoption Agency we are responsible for the care, protection, and well-being of every child in its charge and shall cater to their health needs; emotional and psychological needs; educational and training needs; leisure and recreational activities; protection from any kind of abuse, neglect and exploitation; social mainstreaming and restoration or as the case may be and follow-up
The main responsibility is to make efforts to place each child in adoption, which has been declared legally free for adoption by Child Welfare Committee
Child-related functions:
a) Admission and registration of orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children;
b) Reporting the arrival of a child to the CWC;
c) Post CWC order, report registration of the child to DCPU and SARA;
d) Maintaining an online database of all children admitted;
e) Preparation of child study report and physical examination report;
f) Assist CWC in enquiry as and when required;
g) Pre and Post-adoption counseling to children;
h) Matching of the child;
i) Facilitate placement of the child either in adoption or in pre-adoption foster care with the help of District Placement Committee chaired by DCPO with two members respectively from the respective SAA and Protection Officer – Non-institutional Services;
j) Court process for adoption or placement of a child;
k) Obtaining birth certificate of the child;
l) Post adoption follow up;
m) Archiving relevant records of birth parents, their medical/case history, case records of the child, birth parents, and adoptive parents;
n) Maintaining Minimum Standards of Care;
o) Submitting a quarterly progress report to DCPU and SARA for indicating the rehabilitation plan for each child admitted in the SAA.
Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) related functions
a) Registration of prospective adoptive parents;
b) Reporting the registration of PAPs to the DCPU and SARA;
c) Maintaining an online database of PAPs registered with the current status of their application;
d) Counselling of biological parents/unwed Mother surrendering the child and for prevention of abandonment and rehabilitation of child;
e) Carrying out Home Study Report;
f) Matching of the child with PAPs;
g) Facilitating placement of the child in pre-adoption foster care;
h) Pre and post-adoption counseling to all PAPs;
i) Carrying out court procedures for adoption or placement of a child;
j) Carrying out post-adoption follow-up.
Cradle Baby Reception
We had set up a cradle to receive abandoned children at premises of SAA, and hospitals, etc and once the Cradle Baby Reception Centre receives a child from the Cradle Point, we make the following arrangements for rehabilitation of the child:
(i) Provide for proper medical treatment and food as per the advice of the Medical Officer;
(ii) Report the arrival of the child to the Child Welfare Committee;
(iii) Provide for all basic needs of the child;
(iv) Provide care and protection to the child;
(v) Register the birth of the child with the competent authority;
(vi) Explore possibilities of placing the child in a family through adoption Counseling
DISHA has been enabling successful adoptions through counseling at any stage. We have an expert counselor in adoption and parenting, who are pleased to help by offering advice and services relating to adoption, post-adoption adjustment issues etc.