Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of boy, Ethiopian name Henock Alemseged, born 1998. Henock was born and raised in Addis Ababa. His mother, Azeb, died and his uncle, Muftah, relinquished him to the orphanage in 2003 at the age of 5. He was adopted in 2005 to the USA through Adoption Advocates International via Kidane Mehret.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
6 years
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child Tigraway
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Possibly Amhara too
Year of child’s birth 1998
Name of child at the time of adoption Henock Alemseged
Ethiopian birth name of child Henock Alemseged
Age of child at adoption 6 years
Year child was adopted 2005
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Henock was born and raised in Addis Ababa. He has lost his mother named Azeb and doesn’t remember when. He doesn’t know his father. He has no siblings but he has an uncle – Muftah who lives in Addis Ababa. He doesn’t have anyone else he knows as a relative.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 5 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2003
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Addis Ababa Region
Zone of relinquishment Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town of relinquishment Addis Ababa
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Uncle
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adoption Advocates International (WA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Merelene Helpenstell, Director of Adoptions, Merrily Ripley, Executive Director
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
6 years
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Kidane Mehret
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Sister Lucretia
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
