The Lily Project became an HIV advocacy and education blog in October 2015, after its admin visited a group home for kids with HIV in China. She met several children who were waiting to be adopted, and several more who did not have files yet prepared for adoption. In China, as well as in America, there is heavy stigma regarding HIV. For a long time, Chinese orphanages have deemed kids with HIV to be “unadoptable.” But that is simply not the case. HIV is a very manageable special need and the disease not something to fear.

The Lily Project strives to keep an updated list of children with HIV in China who are waiting to be adopted and need additional advocacy. Each child currently waiting on this list lives in a group home for kids with HIV. There are several group homes for children with HIV throughout China. The kids all attend school, take medication for their HIV, and the staff in the group homes take good care of them. Their photos are blurred for their protection as well as their group homes’ protection, but the agencies have pictures to share with interested families.

BETHANY, age 13, SN: HIV+ and hearing loss in left ear
Bethany will age out in May 2018 so she urgently needs a family to choose her. She has seen other children from her group home be adopted and she hopes she will one day be adopted too! She is currently listed with Holt International and her file will return to the Shared List on 8/30/2017. Read more about her HERE.

CHRISTOPHER, age 13, SN: HIV+

Christopher ages out in August 2018. He just recently had a file prepared for adoption and he hopes to have a family adopt him before he ages out. He likes to paint (especially pictures of dogs), play basketball and ride a bike. He is listed with Holt International. Read more about him HERE.

FRANKIE, age 7, SN: HIV+, cerebral palsy

Frankie is doing physical therapy and the therapist states he is responding well. He can walk independently with a walker. He can imitate super heroes from cartoons and he likes Transformers. Frankie is currently on the Shared List, meaning any agency could pull his file. But Holt International has a $3000 Special Blessings grant for families that use their agency to adopt him. Read more about him HERE.

JEREMIAH, age 6 (almost 7!), SN: HIV+, mild anemia

Jeremiah is soon to be 7 and he hopes to have a family with brothers and sisters and a cat or a dog. He is said to have many friends at school and makes good eye contact when he talks to others. His file is newly listed with Holt International. Read more about him HERE.

LEE, age 9, SN: HIV+, ametropia, mild anemia
LOGAN, age 7, SN: HIV+
Lee and Logan are biological brothers and need to be adopted together. The boys are both doing well in school and they enjoy playing outside. Their files are newly listed with Holt International. Read more about them HERE.

PAIGE, age 10, SN: HIV+
Paige enjoys dancing, skating, and reading. She gets along well with others and is good at studying. Her file is listed with Holt International. Read more about her HERE.

To find out how you can be more involved in advocacy efforts, or to ask questions from experienced parents about adopting an HIV+ child from China, please join the HIV+ China Adoption Information and Advocacy group on Facebook.