Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family of male born in 2008 in Adama, Oromia Region. He was abandoned at the Adama Hospital compound at about a month old and he received treatment at hospital. He was adopted to the USA in 2008 through Adoption Advocates International (WA) via Layla House.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
6 weeks
Gender of Child male
Ethnicity of Child Unknown, possibly Oromo
Year of child’s birth 2008
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Tamiru, (Name given by orphanage)
Name of child at the time of adoption Tamiru Adama
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2008
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adoption Advocates International (WA)
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Layla House
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
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN orphanage
Information for Abandoned Children
2-3 months
Region where child was found Oromia Region
Zone where child was found Adama Zone
City/town where child was found Adama / Nazret / Nazreth
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Found abandoned at the Adama Hospital compound at about a month old he received treatment at hospital. An unknown Adama town police officer brought him to the orphanage.
