About us
Plan Angel is a non-profit human rights organization fighting to bring together Colombian families separated by adoption. Plan Angel believes it is important that adoptees and biological families feel supported, understood and aware of their rights and options.
Plan Angel gives Colombian families hope and empowerment!
Plan Angel
Oprichting
Marcia Engel
As the founder and heart of the organization, Marcia knows what it’s like to be separated from her parents. At the age of two she was brought from Colombia to the Netherlands, where she grew up with her adoptive parents. When she found out that she had been adopted at the age of 11, a long struggle with her identity began, in which questions such as “who am I?” and “what is my right to exist?” often came up.
Marcia decided to find her parents, but soon found herself in an administrative chaos, complicated by forged papers and unwilling authorities. Only after substantial payment did doors open and her parents were found within 4 months.
To spare the more than 5000 Colombian adoptees in the Netherlands this suffering, Plan Angel was founded in 2008. In the meantime it has grown into a serious organization, supported by more than 50 volunteers and helping Colombian adoptees worldwide.
Goal
Mission
As a human rights organization, we aim to make people aware of their rights regarding adoption. Every child has the right to know his / her own identity. We try to reunite families through education, collaboration and DNA testing and through collaboration between individuals, organizations and governments.
Values
Plan Angel’s work is based on 2 principles
- We only work on a voluntarily basis
- The help we provide must always be affordable and accessible to everyone.
More about
Our Projects
To achieve the above goals, we manage various projects.
Adoptees
Matches per week
Volunteers
In donations this year
We are proud of
What we achieved
Plan Angel has a large and dynamic network of people and institutions, both in the Netherlands and in Colombia, and can help an increasing number of adoptees and families. As from 2019, an office has been opened in Belgium, where a new team of volunteers performs the same activities.
Plan Angel in action
Promo-video
Want to get to know Plan Angel? Watch our promotional video!
- Find us on YouTube