Adoptive parents searching for child’s Ethiopian family. A boy was found near a police station in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region in early 2009. He is believed to have been born at the end of 2008. He was taken to Bête Hitsanet orphanage. His identifying information includes clothing and scars. He was adopted to the USA in 2009 through World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP).
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth 2008
Name of child at the time of adoption Yamlaksira
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2009
Additional information He had several scars at the time of adoption.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Amhara Region
Zone child(ren) found Bahir Dar – Amhara Region
City/town child(ren) found Bahir Dar
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment He was born around the end of November 2008. He was found near a police station in early December 2008. There is a record of the clothes he was wearing. He stayed at Bete Hitsanet in Bahir Dar for several weeks. In January 2009 went to the WACAP house in Addis Ababa.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP) (USA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Ato Teklu, country director for WACAP
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Bête Hitsanet
Region of orphanage or care center Amhara Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Bahir Dar – Amhara Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Bahir Dar
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption WACAP agency transitional home
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
