We are sorry.
Ngala acknowledges the immeasurable trauma caused by the harmful practice of state-sanctioned forced adoptions.
Ngala accepts responsibility for its role in the wrongful separation of children from their mothers while in our care from the 1940’s to the mid 1980’s. Ngala sincerely apologises for the organisation’s involvement in what we now recognise was an extremely damaging practice.
We acknowledge that the actions of our organisation contributed to enduring trauma, shame, disempowerment, grief, and guilt for all those affected by forced adoption.
Ngala is committed to working alongside survivors to support their personal journey of healing and will seek input from survivors on appropriate acknowledgement of their experiences and actions that we need to take to assist them to move forward.