Adopted Person/ Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family. Male born in 1983 was found abandoned at the front steps of French embassy in Addis Ababa at approximately 1-7 days old. He was adopted to Finland in 1984 through Bete Saida Orphanage and an unknown adoption agency. He has a black, almost round, birthmark/ spot on the backside of his neck.
Submitted by Adopted Person/Adoptee
Child’s Information
9month- 18month
Gender of Child male
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 1983
Ethiopian birth Name of Child – include nicknames UNKNOWN
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1983
Age of child at adoption 20 months
Year child was adopted 1984
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Birthmark: Black almost round spot on the backside of the neck
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed UNKNOWN Adoption Agency
Country to which the child was adopted Finland
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Bete Saida
Orphanage or care center representative I guess it was called Debre zeit
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN city or town
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN orphanage
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child It could have been someone who worked for French Embassy
Region where child was found Addis Ababa region
Zone where child was found Addis Ababa zone
City/town where child was found Addis Ababa
Additional information I was abandoned at the front steps of French embassy in Addis Ababa approximately at the age of 1-7 days old.
