What is #WorldAdoptionDay?

#WorldAdoptionDay is a day to lift up all voices in the adoption community, to share your story, to reflect on your adoption journey and to connect with those touched by adoption. Ambassadors from all over the world are organizing events and parties, bringing together people from all walks of life to celebrate #WorldAdoptionDay. 

Every adoption journey is different but most stories often start from a painful place where a mother and a child are tragically separated. On #WorldAdoptionDay, you might be reconciling your own adoption experience, whether you're an adoptee, expectant mom, adoptive parent, a sibling of an adoptee or in the waiting period, you are not alone.

β€œYou’re invited to a global celebration of adoption and everyone touched by adoption.”

How it Works

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Celebrate.

On November 9, celebrate with us by drawing a smiley face on your hand and support us on social media using #WorldAdoptionDay.

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Share.

We’d love to hear your story and why you’re celebrating #WorldAdoptionDay.

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Give.

Donate to AdoptTogether families and help them get one step closer to their dream of adoption.

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Ambassadors

Meet some of our ambassadors! Ambassadors from all over the world are organizing events and parties, bringing together people from all walks of life to celebrate #WorldAdoptionDay. 

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Steffi Delos Reyes

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Maciej Zakoscielny

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Magdalena Lamparska

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Roma Gąsiorowska

Join the Movement at @worldadoptionday!

View fullsize “Children will not remember you for the material things you gave them but for the feeling that you cherished them.” -Richard L. Evans Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible fathers and father-figures!
View fullsize “...These were taken right after Bethany was born and rushed to the NICU because she couldn’t breathe. Right after I held her birth mom’s hand as she squeezed as hard as she could during delivery. Right after I listened to her birth
View fullsize Your arms were always open when I needed a hug. Your heart always understood when I needed a friend. Happy Mother’s Day! πŸ’ #familyiseverything
View fullsize We have a new Gerber Baby! Magnolia Earl is the first adopted baby to be chosen in the company’s campaign history! “At a time when we are yearning for connection and unity, Magnolia and her family remind us of the many things that bring u
View fullsize Happy Easter from World Adoption Day! We hope you’re having a wonderful day of fun and celebration at home with your loved ones today 🐣#familyiseverything
View fullsize "He was literally living alone in a hospital because there was no place else for him to go..." Preteen, Damian, began showing FGSG symptoms, such as swelling and difficulty walking when he was around 7 or 8 and wound up in foster care after
View fullsize "I wish we lived in a world where adoption wasn’t necessary. Where there was no sorrow, no heartache, no brokenness, no trauma. While our world is full of these things, I’m grateful that it’s also filled with redemption, hope,
View fullsize "When you adopt, they talk about attachment & how children can struggle to adapt & bond with you as their main caregivers; one, because it is new & two, because they have never experienced it before or felt a monumental loss when it
View fullsize Porsha Griffin spent her whole childhood in foster care. It was hard for her to trust... until she met her mom. Tap the link in our bio to watch her touching story! #familyiseverything . . . Photo: Screengrab via WKYC Channel 3
 
 
“Adoption carries the added dimension of connection not only to your own tribe but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties, and family... It is the larger embrace.Β ”
— Isabella Rossellini
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