Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family of male born in 2008. He was found abandoned on the steps of police station in Arba Minch, SNNPR shortly after birth. He was adopted in 2009 to the USA through Dove Adoptions International via Toukoul Orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth Born in 2008
Name of child at the time of adoption Bantiwessan
Age of child at adoption – best guess as to real age 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2009 Year of Adoption
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone child(ren) found Gamo Gofa Zone
City/town child(ren) found Arba Minch
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Found on steps of police station in Arba Minch shortly after birth.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Dove Adoptions International (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Toukoul Orphanage
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
