Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family. Girl born in 1990 and found at the estimated age of one month on October 27, 1990 at the gates of the Betlehem orphanage in Bishoftu, Oromia Region. She was adopted to Belgium in 1991 through Sourirs d’enfants.
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Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Year of child’s birth 1990
Name of child at the time of adoption – include nicknames Konjit
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 1991
Additional information She has a birthmark (small black dot above the upper lip). tâche de naissance ( petit point noir au dessus de la lèvre supérieure ).
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
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 East Shewa Zone
City/town child(ren) found Bishoftu
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment I was abandoned on October 27, 1990 at the gates of the Bethlehem Orphanage in Bishoftu (Debre Zeit Kebele 1). At 6 am a farmer discovered me and called the guard of the orphanage. I was very undernourished. I was 1 month old. My birth is estimated on September 27, 1990. The orphanage was run by Finnish Protestants. I was adopted in Belgium.
J’ai été abandonnée le 27 octobre 1990 aux portes de l’orphelinat de Betlehem à Bishoftu (Debre Zeit Kebele 1). A 6h du matin un fermier m’a découvert et à appelé le garde de l’orphelinat. J’étais très sous alimentée. J’avais 1 mois . Ma naissance est estimée au 27 septembre 1990. L’orphelinat était tenu par des protestants finlandais. J’ai été adoptée en Belgique. Il n’y a pas de trace de ma famille biologique.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Sourirs d’enfants
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Assafash / Woldo
Adoptive Country Belgium
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage possibly Bethlehem Orphanage
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known The director is called Seija Vahakuopus. la directrice s’appelle SeijaVahakuopus
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center East Shewa Zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Bishoftu / Debre Zebit
Additional information about this orphanage or care center It has become a seminary center. Il est devenu un centre de séminaire.
