The Hague Convention will change a lot about international adoption. It will, however, only formally apply when both countries are signatories. While the signatories are expected to increase over the next few years, initially there are relatively few direct parties to the convention. Quite independent of the Hague Convention, however, countries are looking for more ways to assure that their children are protected and well served. Countries are being more selective in picking specific agencies to work with and more demanding of quality services.
Accreditation is one tangible assessment that they can look at to evaluate agencies.
We expect this to be increasingly important in the future. Our early Accreditation by COA thus assures that we will continue to be able to meet the needs of our clients and the needs of the children for many years to come. If this is the first time you have heard of accreditation, we guarantee that it won't be the last. Regardless, we are very happy and look forward to widespread accreditation in the international adoption community.