Choose a look

Videos · Motherhood & Family

French adoptee, Florence Chabert d'Hieres, Discusses Origin, Country Moves, Work & Family [Ep 27]

24 May 2022

Born in Sri Lanka in 1984, Florence Chabert d’Hieres grew up in a loving family in Lyon, France with her adoptive parents, an Italian mother and French father. Fast forward to the pandemic: While in lockdown, and working from home, Florence saw a YouTube documentary, "The Stolen Children of Sri Lanka." She learned that as many as 1500 Sri-Lankan babies had been stolen and trafficked during the 1980s. After months of research, Florence discovered that she was one of those babies. Learning that her origin story was not what her adoptive parents had been to… Video by YouTube channel.

More Videos

Stay in the loop

Program news, speakers, events near you and calls to take part — a few emails a month.