996Maybe you’ve always planned to search for your biological relatives and this seems like the perfect, long-awaited moment to start. Maybe you’ve agonized over this decision for many sleepless nights... read more
10822Closed adoptions present challenges to adoptees and birth parents looking to reunite. Typically, closed adoption records are sealed, and no access is given to those trying to seek each other out. Fortunately,... read more
622They say that giving birth to a child means having your heart beat outside of your body. The silver cord which binds a mother and her baby together from the first minutes of life is believed in many cultures... read more
860What is Nos Buscamos? Nos Buscamos is an NGO legally recognized in Chile since 2014. It was founded to support those people born and adopted from Chile and to help them find their origins, history,... read more
2840Adoption is a complex and often challenging reality, which forever shapes the destiny and outlook of all parties involved. As our ancestry is responsible for an important part of our appearance, health,... read more
1008There was a time when the only resources available to adoption reunion searchers were other community members and the church. Eventually government agencies were set up to help but today, with the rise... read more
2515They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. You may now be contemplating the idea of taking that first step, which often feels like a leap of faith: starting to search for your biological... read more
601It can happen in a letter. Or via the Internet. Or over the phone. There are many different scenarios for how a person can contact their birth family but with all of them there is one guarantee: it will... read more
943While the age old question of how much of what makes us who we are is due to nature and how much to nurture has still not received a definite scientific answer, nobody can deny that our DNA plays a crucial... read more
