Adoptive Parent searching for the Ethiopian family of a boy, born around November 2012 in the Harari Region. When he was around 3 months old, he was found wrapped in a sheet of cloth on a bench outside of a hospital in Harar / Harer. He was adopted in 2013 to Canada through Imagine via Abenezer.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information

Around 3 months
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth 2012
Name of child at the time of adoption Amanuel (Given by Orphanage)
Age of child at adoption 1 years
Year child was adopted 2013
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2013
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Harari Region
Zone child(ren) found Harari – Harari Region
City/town child(ren) found Harar (or Harer)
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Child was estimated to be 3 months old boy which would make him born around November 2012. Child was found wrapped in a sheet of cloth on a bench outside of hospital by hospital social worker.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Imagine (Canada)
Adoptive Country Canada
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Abenezer
Region of orphanage or care center Harari Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Harar (or Harer)
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Abenezer
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa