Adoptive Parent searching for the Ethiopian family of boy, born on 2012. He was found on September 8, 2012 at 6:30 am outside Kalehiwot Church in Shafa Got, Kedida Gamela District near Durame. He resided in Nyana Children’s and Women’s home in Durame until March of 2013 when he was moved to Addis. He was adopted to the USA in 2013 through World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP).
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
9 months
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child OTHER
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Found in Kembatta zone
Year of child’s birth 2012
Name of child at the time of adoption Bedejafh X, Bedejafh Temsgen Sigisso
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
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 2012
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found SNNPR region in Ethiopia
Zone child(ren) found Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Kembata Tembaro – Southern Nations
City/town child(ren) found Durame
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Bedejafh was found early in the morning outside of the church called Kalehiwot Church in Shafa Got, Kedida Gamela District on September 8, 2012 at 6:30 am. He was brought to the police station then to Nyana Children’s home in Durame. Bedejafh was picked up and brought to the police station by Mr. Temsgen S. The Chief inspector, Mr. Mulugeta H., brought the child to the orphanage.
Police officer involved with the case Chief Insector Mulugeta H., Inspector Kasa K.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP) (USA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Ato Teklu, WACAP
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
9 months
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Nyana Children’s home
Region of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Kembata Tembaro – Southern Nations
City/Town of orphanage or care center Durame
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Bedejafh stayed at Nyana Children’s and Women’s home in Durame until March of 2013. After that, in May 2013 Bedejafh was moved to Addis to a small care center there. After the adoption passsed court then Bedejafh was brought to WACAP house in Addis. He was brought to the United States in July 2013
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption WACAP house
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles Ato Teklu was the director of WACAP at the time
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa region in Ethiopia
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center city or town Addis Ababa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Bedejafh was moved to Addis from Durame.
