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Keur Mame Diarra Orphanage For orphans — Touba, Senegal

Placing a child

Admission criteria

All applications are received and carefully assessed by the Investigation and Monitoring Committee.

A cot from the orphanage’s nursery
A cot in the nursery. Places are limited: each application is assessed by the Investigation and Monitoring Committee.

The process

  1. Admission is granted at the request of parents or relatives, or following a referral from a partner organisation — such as a healthcare facility.
  2. Receipt of the application, accompanied by a written statement of reasons.
  3. Issuing or verifying the birth certificate and the child’s civil status.
  4. Production of the mother’s death certificate.
  5. Identification of the parent or applicant.
  6. Medical examination of the child, compulsory on admission.
  7. About of a family discharge form.
  8. Signing of a contract between the applicant and the children’s home.

Documents to be provided

  • The child’s birth certificate
  • Death certificate of the mother and/or father
  • Medical certificate stating that the ill mother is unable to breastfeed her child
  • The child’s health record
  • Application for financial support
  • Parental consent form
  • Copy of the parents’ national identity cards
The Investigation and Monitoring Committee receives applications and processes them carefully.