Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of boy, Liban, born in 2010. He was left with a family member, Mujib, in Dire Dawa. Mujib indicated child’s mother was no longer in Ethiopia but grandparents were in area around Dire Dawa. Liban was adopted in 2011 to the USA through Adoption Advocates International via Sele Enat.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth 2010
Name of child at the time of adoption Liban
Ethiopian birth name of child Liban
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2011
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Child was found with family member Mujib in Dire Dawa. Mujib indicated child’s mother was no longer in Ethiopia but grandparents were in area around Dire Dawa.
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 zone
City/town child(ren) found Dire Dawa
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Child was found with Mujib and his wife, where his birth parent left him.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adoption Advocates International (WA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Sele Enat
Region of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
Orphanage/care center #2
12 months
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Layla House
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, Director Gayle Gorfe
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
