Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of male born in 2005, birth name Ambelo (Ambilo) Desalegn. Ethiopian fahter’s name is Desalegn P. and mother is Abebech A. He is from a village roughly 40 KM from Hosana, SNNPR. He was adopted in 2007 to the USA through Wide Horizons For Children and Bethzatha Children’s Home Association.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Male
Year of child’s birth 2005
Name of child at the time of adoption Ambelo (Ambilo) Desalegn
Ethiopian family members’ names, if known Desalegn P. (father), Abebech A. (mother), Eyasu Desalegn (brother), Derebe Desalegn (brother), Dinknesh Dealegn (sister), Birhanenesh Desalegn (sister), Bekelech P. (aunt), Takele A. (uncle), Abebech P. (aunt)
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1 year
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2006
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 2007
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Adoptive parents, grandparents and siblings met with birth father in Hosana in 2007. Were told birth father traveled from village around 40 km away for meeting.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Wide Horizons For Children (WHFC)
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Bethzatha Children’s Home Association
Orphanage or care center representative Melkamu Fuchamo Shafisso
Region of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone of orphanage or care center Hadiya zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Hosana
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Desalegn P.
Relationship of person who relinquished child Father
Region where child was relinquished Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone where child was relinquished Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Hadiya – Southern Nations
City/town where child was relinquished UNKNOWN city or town
