WHO ARE WE?

Korean Adoptive Families - Han Ho Inc (KAF-HanHo) is a Victorian based, parent run organisation, established in 1989, supporting families with children adopted from Korea. It is not-for-profit, and is run entirely by a committee of volunteers.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS


Han Ho Kids Club is a monthly culture club for children aged from babies to 10 years of age. 
Download our DOL First birthday booklet here. 

Check out our 2009 dates here.

Han Ho Big Kids is a monthly club for Korean adopted children aged 8 years plus.

Organise aid and fundraise for Eastern Social Welfare Society Korea. We have a dedicated team of volunteers who are planning social fundraising activities and organising clothing and other donations to Korea on our behalf.

Support Parents-In-Waiting with advice and friendship. Contact us for more details.

Country Information & Travel Sessions are held regularly to support & provide prospective parents with up-to-date information regarding adoption from Korea.

Korean Cooking Classes are held every couple of months. Please contact Rose to register your interest in future classes.

Resource Lending library containing Korean books, games, toys, musical instruments and other items is available to members.

Education - Learn more about adopting from Korea.

Playgroups - Would you like to be put in touch with playgroups catering for children adopted from Korea and other countries?

Membership - Would you like to become a member? Membership is open to all families who have adopted or are in the process of adopting a child from Korea. There are three categories of membership.

Social events - We have various dinners and events held throughout the year.

Family Camp run annually to encourage and build friendships. Click here to download our 2009 forms.

Email Chat Group - Would you like to join our KAF Hanho email chat group? Enter your email address below.

LATEST NEWS

MEMBERSHIP - It's time to renew your family Membership. Click here to download and print out the 2009 Membership form.

VICTORIAN QUOTA - Did you know that all the 2008 Victorian files sent to ESWS have now been allocated, & the 2009 files have been sent.

INKAS is an international Korean adoptive support organisation. Click on the image above for more information about scholarships, camps and help for adoptees and their families. Global Overseas Adoptees' Link helps to locate birth families and experience Korean life and culture. The OKF aims to help overseas Koreans maintain a sense of national fellowship among themselves and live as exemplary citizens in the nations where they are residing.

Would you like to learn Korean Drumming. More info here.

Read about the Attorney General's  Department's latest adoption news.

Do you know about the Post Placement Support Service.  Would you like to know what they can offer you?

KOREAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Like to read some newspaper articles about the Korean program.

Click here.

NEWSLETTER

Would you like to be included on our mailing list to receive our newsletters automatically? Contact Diana at newsletter@kaf.org.au for details.
Click on the links below to download the following newsletters -
 

April 2009  (1 MB)
August 2008  (1 MB)	March 2008  (1.3MB)
December 2007 (1.1MB)	September 2007 (1.4MB)

ESWS CALENDARS FOR SALE

Would you like to purchase a calendar from ESWS ? These make a great gift for friends and family members. Contact Christos at  membership@kaf.org.au for inquiries.
 

ACCESSING KOREA IN MELBOURNE
Have you printed yourself out a copy of our new, updated booklet?
It contains lots of great information such as places to purchase books
& educational materials, cookbooks, films, DVDs, novels. Korean playgroups, Korean restaurants, language learning, Korean supermarkets and cake shops, Korean Hangul keyboards, Hanbok, Korean churches in Melbourne, and much more!
Download a copy here. 

ESWS MAGAZINES

Would you like to subscribe to the ESWS magazine? The articles are written in both Korean and English and help to give us a good understanding of who ESWS are, and the great work they are doing on our behalf. Contact Kim at  treasurer@kaf.org.au for subscription inquiries.