Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian Father of male, Ethiopian name Ebrahim/ Ibrahim Mohammed, born 2001. He was relinquished by his grandmother after his mother Ansha dead. Ansha was from from Kombolcha. He was adopted to the USA in 2009 through World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP) via Bete Hitsanet.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian Father.
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 2001
Name of child at the time of adoption Ebrahim or Ibrahim Mohammed
Age of child at adoption 7 years
Year child was adopted 2009
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. We have met his grandparents who live in Kombolcha. His mother Ansha is deceased. His father was unknown by the family as he was in the military; he and Ansha lived away from Kombolcha. Ansha became ill and returned alone with her son Ebrahim to her family in Kombolcha where she passed away when he was 3.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 7 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
To the best of your knowledge, child was relinquished by Grandmother
Region of relinquishment Amhara Region
Zone of relinquishment South Wollo Zone
City/town of relinquishment Kombolcha
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult His grandmother
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA World Associate for Children and Parents (WACAP)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Bête Hitsanet
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage South Wollo Zone
City/Town of orphanage Kombulcha
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption WACAP House
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage Addis Ababa Zone
City/Town of orphanage Addis Ababa
