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The 100 Million Reasons Why International Adoption Should
Be Supported
Vanya WetheringtonHosted 2007
The 100 Million Reasons Why International Adoption Should Be Supported
• According to UNICEF there are over 100 million orphans worldwide. • In comparison, the United States’ population is just over 300 million. • Most statistics gathered from adoption agencies are astounding.
There are 8 million children institutionalized. • Every day 5,760 more children become orphans, and only 250,000 are
adopted annually. • Every 2.2 seconds another orphan ages out of the system and has no
family and no place to call home. • The question is why are more children not adopted?
The 100 Million Reasons Why International Adoption Should Be Supported
• The children do not understand why no one wants them. • I know this because I was in an orphanage in Zelengoski, Russia, in
2007 when my parents hosted me for the summer. • I had lived in the orphanage for five years after both of my biological
parents passed. • I waited along with over hundred other children hoping that one day a
family would come for me and they did. • I was underweight for my age, spoke no English and was probably
behind in school, but this year I graduate from high school with excellent grades, a loving family.
• I have recently been accepted into the University of Mississippi’s Computer Science program. There are children like me who need a home to thrive and who will not be a statistic.
• There are a 100 million children waiting like I was and they are the 100 million reasons why international adoption should be endorsed.
The 100 Million Reasons Why International Adoption Should Be Supported
• For my senior project I am raising $3,000, the cost to host a child for the summer of 2013.
• I hope that this Christmas you will have a wonderful experience with the children you host.
• Please consider giving to to my campaign. • You can give through newhorizonsforchildren.org.
Please be sure to note your donation is for Ivan Wetherington’s senior project.