Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family of boy, Abnet Kebebe Tsehay, born in 2014. Abnet was abandoned in the incubator room (heating room) at Yekatit 12 hospital. Abnet was placed at Edget Orphanage and adopted in 2014 to adoptive family in Canada.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian Family
Child’s Information

Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth Born in 2014
Name of child at the time of adoption Abnet Kebebe Tsehay
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2014 Year of Adoption
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known Mother’s name is Rukia S
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2014
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 Abnet was abandoned in the incubator room (heating room) at Yekatit 12 hospital after she stayed 6 days with him.
Police officer involved with the case Sissay Regassa (Arada City)
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA UNKNOWN Adoption Agency
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Samson Tefera
Adoptive Country Canada
Additional information regarding adoption agency and/or country of adoption His paperwork puts him through Kebebe Tsehay and then into Edget Children’s orphanage when he was 23 days old.
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Edget Orphanage
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Sister Z is in charge of Edget.
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