Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family. Girl, birth name Mirtinesh Zewdie, was born in 2003 in Kembata Tembaro Zone, SNNPR. She was relinquished by her grandfather, Woldie W., in 2005. She was adopted to the USA in 2005 through Holt International and Horizon Houses 1 and 2.
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Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Year of child’s birth 2003
Ethiopian birth name of child Mirtinesh Zewdie
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 2005
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. They are from Shinshicho, Kembata Tembaro Zone, SNNPR. Grandfather’s name is Woldie W.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 2 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2005
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment SNNPR Region
Zone of relinquishment Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Kembata Tembaro – Southern Nations
City/town of relinquishment Unknown
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Grandfather: Woldie W.
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Holt International (USA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Dr Tsegaye Berhe
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Horizon Houses 1 and 2
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
