Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family of girl possibly named Bedatu. She was born in 2009 and adopted in 2010 to the USA using Adoption Advocates International (WA state). The child was in Biruh Zemen Orphanage for a short time before being transferred to Addis Ababa.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Girl
Year of child’s birth 2009
Name of child at the time of adoption Bedatu
Ethiopian birth name of child Bedatu “possible name”
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2010
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family unknown
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2009
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Oromia Region
Zone child(ren) found Arsi – Oromia Region
City/town child(ren) found Shashamane
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment found by river “Esa” (the big river). Picked up by police officer after being told about her by a woman or brought to police station by same woman.
Police officer involved with the case Possibly Officer Amina
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adoption Advocates International (WA, USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Additional information regarding adoption agency and/or country of adoption initial orphanage in Shashemene was Biruh Zemen – transferred after 3 days to Adoption Advocates International
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Biruh Zemen
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Arsi – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Shashemene city or town
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Adoption Advocates International
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
