Boy named Afework Omoshe Obo was born in 2009 and relinquished in 2010 to Special Mission for Community Based Development in Sodo, Wolayita, SNNPR. He was adopted in 2011 to the USA via International Adoption Net (USA) / IAN. He has many known relatives in Ethiopia.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth 2009
Name of child at the time of adoption Afework Omoshe
Ethiopian birth name of child – include nicknames Afework Omoshe Obo
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 2011
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known mother Ayelech; father Omoshe; siblings Ofayise, Oyise, Amarech, Haile, Abera; uncles and aunts Dejene, Robe, Godebo, Gazame, Latena
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2010
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region / SNNPR
Zone of relinquishment Wolayita / Wolayta / Wolaitta, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region / SNNPR
City/town of relinquishment Sodo
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Possibly mother Ayelech
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA International Adoption Net (USA) / IAN
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Abebe Bayuo, Yared Abdu (Sele Enat)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Special Mission for Community Based Development
Region of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region / SNNPR
Zone of orphanage or care center Wolayita / Wolayta / Wolaitta, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region / SNNPR
City/Town of orphanage or care center Sodo
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Sele Enat
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Abebe Bayou owner, Yared Abdu manager
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
