Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian Family of boy named Zemedkun born 2006. He was relinquished in Awasa by his uncle and adopted to the USA in 2010 through Wide Horizons for Children via Ajuja Orphanage and Horizon House.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child Sidama
Year of child’s birth 2006
Name of child at the time of adoption Zemedkun Shuta
Ethiopian birth name of child Zemedkun Shuta
Age of child at adoption 3 years
Year child was adopted 2010
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Has at least one older brother. Both parents were claimed to be deceased. His mother name is W/ro Asnakech Cheano; His father’s name is Ato Shuta Kie. His uncle, Ato Solomon Kae, was the caretaker until Zemedkun was taken to Ajuja Orphanage in Awasa.
Are you searching for another child from the same Ethiopian family? Yes
Give data about other children from the same Ethiopian family One older brother. Would be in his late 20s or early 30s in 2019.
Additional information Has circular shaped scars on both temporal regions.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 2 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region
Zone of relinquishment Sidama – Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region
City/town of relinquishment Awasa
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Uncle Ato Solomon Kae
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Wide Horizons for Children (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Ajuja Orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Sidama – SNNPR Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Awasa
Orphanage/care center #2 
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Horizon Houses 1 and 2
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
Additional information that could be useful to the case The names of the parents of Zemedkun: Mother is W/ro Asnakech Cheano; Father is Ato Shuta Kie
