Adoptee Search – Boy Found in Metu at Age 4 in 1991 and Adopted to France

Gemechu was born in 1986. He was found at age 4 in the city of Metu in the province of Illubabor and adopted at the age of 4 in 1991 by a French family. The agency was Passerelle Enfant d’Ethiopie Association via Toukoul in Addis Ababa.

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Child’s Information

Child age 4
Child age 4

Gender of Child Boy

Year of child’s birth – give your best guess if you are unsure 1986

Name of child at the time of adoption Gemechu

Ethiopian birth name of child Gemechu

Age of child at adoption 4 years

Year child was adopted 1991

Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Gemechu was born in 1986. He was found at age 4 in the city of Metu, in front of the Metu Hospital, in the province of Illubabor. He was adopted at the age of 4 in 1991 by a French family. The agency was Passerelle Enfant d’Ethiopie Association via Toukoul in Addis Ababa

Relinquishment or Abandonment Information

Age when child entered care center or orphanage 4 years

Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1990

To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned

Region child(ren) found Oromia Region

Zone child(ren) found Illubabor – Oromia Region

City/town child(ren) found Metu

Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Gemechu was found in front of the Metu Hospital.

Adoption Agency Information

Adoption agency through which the child was processed Passerelle (France)

Adoptive Country France

Orphanage/care center #1

Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Toukoul Orphanage

Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region

City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa

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