India Waiting Children  (last updated 5/9/2008)

Please contact Lisa Goodwin for additional information and pictures.

1. Ashima (above) needs a family!  She continues to make great progress!

24-month-old little girl with special needs.  She was born after 36 weeks of gestation with severe birth asphyxia and sepsis with thrombocytopenia.  She was treated by a highly specialized therapist and support group with early intervention, neuro-development therapy, and sensory integration.  The developmental milestones achieved by 13 months are as follows:  social smile and eye contact (6 months), neck holding - prone and supine (9 months), and turns over on side (10 months). She appears to recognize her close caregivers, though she has no vocalization.  She is not able to sit up with support.

Update on Ashima as of April 9, 2008:  Ashima is getting stronger. She can roll over many times from one end of the room to another. She can sit with support. She is more secure now and smiles a lot. There is a sound coming from her chest which doctors are not concerned about. She is 2 years old and is not talking or saying anything other than sounds. Doctors feel confident that she can make more progress with occupational therapy.

2. Bablee needs a family!

Bablee is an adorable 8-year-old girl waiting in an orphanage in Mumbai, India. She was found more than a year ago with multiple leg fractures and lacerations. She has an average IQ and is healthy. Bablee loves to play and go to school, and she is known to be very helpful with the babies in the nursery. This precious child desires and needs a loving family who can provide her medical attention as soon as possible. X-rays and medical reports available.

3. Naresh needs a family!

Naresh is an adorable, healthy little boy waiting in India. He has been medically assessed to be 6 or 7 years old. He was found abandoned and needs and longs to be adopted by a loving family.

4. Laxmi (no photo yet)

A loving, healthy girl approximately 10 years old living in an orphanage in the Bengali state. Laxmi speaks Bengali. She has some learning delays but goes to a regular school. Laxmi gets along well with the other children and caretakers. In her medical report dated 2002, a heart murmur is noted. Additional information and pictures will be available soon.

5. Suraj (boy) is on hold!

Suraj is an adorable, healthy 6-year-old boy waiting in India. He was found abandoned.  He is a joyful and obedient child who enjoys school and playing with his friends.  Suraj longs for a loving family.

6. Sonal (girl) is on hold!

Sonal is a beautiful 11-year-old girl who is available for adoption.  Her parents died of AIDS when she was an infant, and she was left destitute without a family.  Although Sonal was sickly as an infant, she is completely healthy now.  Sonal is very social, and enjoys swimming, music and dancing.  Sonal is a smart little girl who longs for a family and is very helpful with the other children at the orphanage in Mumbai. She is HIV negative.  She understands Marathi, Hindi and some English.

Pictures and a handwritten note from Sonal are available.

7. Santosh (boy) needs a family!  New photo!

Santosh's assessed date of birth is 9/2/01.  He arrived at the Delhi Orphanage on February 7, 2006 after being found abandoned and hungry on streets by the police.  He is cute, friendly and disciplined.  Santosh enjoys school and playing with friends.  He is medically healthy and wants a family.  Immunizations are current.  Lab work, IQ testing, and picture available.  Santosh speaks Hindi and some English.

8. Aneesh (boy) needs a family!  New photo!

Anees's assessed date of birth is 4/4/00.  He arrived at the Delhi Orphanage on April 19, 2006 as an abandoned child working as a slave in a tea shop.  He was rescued by the police.  Anees is sweet, friendly and intelligent, and he enjoys school and playing with friends.  He is medically healthy and wants a family.  Immunizations are current.  Lab work, IQ testing, and picture available.  Anees speaks Hindi and some English. 

9. Shahid (boy) needs a family!  New photo!

Shahid's assessed date of birth is 8/30/01.  He arrived at the Delhi Orphanage on August 30, 2006 after being found abandoned and alone on the streets by police.  He is handsome, playful and intelligent, and he enjoys school and being social with friends.  Shahid is medically healthy and wants a family.  Immunizations are current.  Lab work, IQ testing, and picture available.  Shahid speaks Hindi and some English. 

10. Sibling brothers, Vijay and Ajay, are on hold!

Vijay's assessed date of birth is 6/2/02, and Ajay's assessed date of birth is 6/2/00.  They arrived at the Delhi Orphanage on June 2, 2006.  They are sweet, friendly, and attractive boys found abandoned on the streets by police.  Their mother abandoned them some time ago, and their father was killed in a road accident.  Both Vijay and Ajay are healthy and normal children who enjoy their friends and school.  They both long for a family.  Lab, IQ tests, and pictures available.  They speak Hindi and some English. 

11. Animesh needs a family! 

6-year-old happy and healthy boy, but low weight. He is intellectually normal and waiting in an orphanage in Mumbai. 

12. Diya is being adopted!

3.5-year-old girl. Healthy but has lower leg and hand deformities.  She is very bright intellectually and would benefit from surgery and possible prosthesis. Waiting in an orphanage in  Mumbai. 

13. Sonu Raju needs a family! 

Gentle and kind 10-year-old boy who is affectionately called "Sonu".  He loves school and wants to learn, and Sonu desperately wants to be loved in a family of his own.  Video coverage is available; please contact Lisa Goodwin for further details.