Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of boy, birth name Madebo Elias, born 2009 and relinquished in Wolaita Sodo. Ethiopian mother’s name was listed as Tigist A.. Ethiopian father is listed as Elias and he was said to be deceased. However all of this information may be inaccurate as two searches have not been unable to find any evidence to support it. He wasa dopted to the USA in 2010 through Gladney via Initiative Ethiopia Child and Family Support.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
3 months
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child Wolayta
Year of child’s birth 2009
Name of child at the time of adoption Madebo Elias
Ethiopian birth name of child Madebo Elias
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2010
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family Mother (living)–Tigist A. Father (deceased)–Elias (no second name given)
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2009
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone of relinquishment Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Wolayita – Southern Nations
City/town of relinquishment Wolaita Sodo (Sodo)
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Tigist A.–mother
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? No
If you answered “No” to the previous question, please explain The identifying information for the birthfather and extended family members was incomplete. We hired 2 separate searchers after we returned home and neither was able to find the birthmother or any evidence to support what we have been told. One searcher suggested that the birthmother was living in Addis and claimed Wolayta to avoid prosecution of relinquishment.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Gladney Center for Adoption (USA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Belay Tafesse
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Initiative Ethiopia Child and Family Support
Region of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Sidama – Southern Nations
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN city or town
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Moved from orphanage to Gladney Care Center in Addis Ababa
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa city or town
