Madonna isn't one to give up easily on what she wants. And, right know, what she wants is 3-year-old Mercy James from Malawi.

So, after getting rejected to adopt the little girl (because living with a rich and loving mom is so much worse than living in an orphanage), Madge is giving the adoption another try.

In fact, she's hoping to now build a home in Malawi!

According to the judge who rejected her adoption last week, Madonna hadn't lived in Malawi for the required 18 months.

An inside source reveals, “Madonna has a big, beautiful plot of land over there already. She’s planning to build a girl’s school in the Chinkhota village and those designs are well under way. But she’s gone back to the designers and asked if they could accommodate a family home on the plot or on adjacent land.”

So Madge is now having plans drawn up for a potential home in Malawi which she thinks will also benefit her adopted son, David Banda, by being able to visit his birthplace often.