Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of boy born 2007 in or around Adama, Oromia Region. According to the paperwork, he was found wondering the streets of Adama near Gabrielle Church in 2008 when he was around 2 years old. He was very sick and had a very bad skin disease when he was found. In June 2008 he was taken to Adama Hospital by the individuals who found him. He was adopted to the USA in 2009 through Adoption Advocates International via Layla House.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
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Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Year of child’s birth 2007
Name of child at the time of adoption Alazar
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 2009
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 Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Oromia Region
Zone child(ren) found Adama – Oromia Region
City/town child(ren) found Adama
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment According to his paperwork, Alazar was found by Gabrielle Church in Adama by Elsa or Tadessa. Elsa brought Alazar to Adama hospital on 17-10-2000 Ethiopian calendar which is June 24, 2008. He was relinquished to Tsedale at Adama Hospital.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adoption Advocates International (WA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Gail Gorfe – Manager of Layla House, Adoption Advocates International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
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Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Layla House
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Gail Gorfe – Manager of Layla House, Adoption Advocates International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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 In 2011, Alazar and I went to Adama to find out more about his history. We found Elsa who brought Alazar to Adama Hospital when he was relinquished in 2008. Elsa was living in the little community inside the Gabrielle Church compound. According to Elsa & Alemitu (her friend), they found Alazar wandering the streets near Gabrielle Church. They tried to find out who he belonged to, but no one knew him. He was very sick and had a very bad skin disease. They named him Alazar. Alazar lived with Elsa for about 2 months while she nursed him back to health. Then in June, they relinquished him to Adama Hospital. They said they do not know anyone in his family or how long he was wandering the streets of Adama.
