Adopted Person searching for Ethiopian Family of boy Yakob born 1997 in Addis Ababa. He was found in Addis Ababa in 1998 and taken to Kebebe Tsehai. Yakob was adopted to Norway in 1999 at age 2 through Adopsjonsforum via Kebebe Tsehai.
Submitted by Adopted Person
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 1997
Ethiopian birth name of child Yakob
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 1999
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Yakob was found Abandoned in Addis December 1998 when he was around 1 years old and taken to Kibebe Tsehay / Kebebe Tsehai Children Orphanage.
Are you searching for another child from the same Ethiopian family? No
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1 year
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1998
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Addis Ababa Region
Zone child(ren) found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town child(ren) found Addis Ababa
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Unknown
Police officer involved with the case Unknown
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adopsjonsforum (Norway)
Adoptive Country Norway
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Kebebe Tsehay
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known: Assefash Gebreseliase – Adopsjonsforum
