Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family. Boy named Fekadu Tessema born 1989 was abandoned at Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa in 1990 or 1991. He was adopted to France in 1993 at age 4 through Les Enfants Reine de la Misericorde.
Submitted by Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth 1989
Ethiopian birth name of child Fekadu Tessema
Age of child at adoption 4 years
Year child was adopted 1993
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1990
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Addis Ababa Region
City/town child(ren) found Addis Ababa
Additional information Date of abandonment at Black Lion Hospital may be 12 June 1991, under the name Fekadu Tessema. It is unknown if that is his real birth name. He arrived at Toukoul orphanage on 13 September 1991 and stayed there for one year. In October 1992, he was transferred to Almaz Home orphanage. He was adopted by a French family in March 1993. Another unrelated boy was adopted at the same time by the same family.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Les Enfants Reine de la Misericorde (France)
Adoptive Country France
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Almaz Orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Toukoul Orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
