"There's a good chance that two of Catriona Aldridge's adopted daughters would have been street children in Guatemala, had she not brought them to the UK in the 1990s. Like many British parents of children from overseas, she was largely motivated to adopt by the desire to give them a better life.
But as her three daughters start to grow up, she's not so sure that "rescuing" children, and bringing them up thousands of miles from their roots, is always the answer. "It's not that I'm anti-adoption or that I regret adopting. But I believe more and more that we need to improve the situation for people - for women in particular - in developing countries like Guatemala," says Aldridge, who supports a number of community projects there."
Usually this debate on transnational adoption is not led by those who've been adopted themselves. It's interesting to hear how important it is to be able to share experiences with others who've been through a similar situation. For information on the Transnational and Transracial Adoption Group, visit www.ttag.org.ukBut as her three daughters start to grow up, she's not so sure that "rescuing" children, and bringing them up thousands of miles from their roots, is always the answer. "It's not that I'm anti-adoption or that I regret adopting. But I believe more and more that we need to improve the situation for people - for women in particular - in developing countries like Guatemala," says Aldridge, who supports a number of community projects there."
