Adoptive parent searching for the Ethiopian family of boy, born 2010. He was found abandoned at a church in Dire Dawa as a newborn. He was adopted in 2010 directly from Missionaries of Charity by British / Finnish parents who were living in UAE Dubai at the time of adoption.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth Born in 2010
Name of child at the time of adoption Abiyot (unknown who named him)
Ethiopian birth name of child Abiyot
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2010
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. No known information.
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 Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Dire Dawa Region
Zone child(ren) found Dire Dawa – Dire Dawa Region
City/town child(ren) found Dire Dawa
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Abiyot was left at church in Dire Dawa as a newborn (umbilical cord still attached).
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA None
List adoption agency workers with titles if known No agency, we adopted directly with Missionaries of Charity
Adoptive Country UAE Dubai
Additional information regarding adoption agency and/or country of adoption We were living in Dubai, UAE at the time of adoption. Adoptive parents are British and Finnish.
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Missionaries of Charity
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Sister Joan of Arc, MoC Addis Ababa
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Missionaries of Charity
Region of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
