Adoptee searching for her Ethiopian family. Girl, Ethiopian name Mimi, born in 1991 and adopted in 1995 to France through Les Amis des Enfants du Monde via Toukoul Orphanage. Mimi’s parents, father Gudeta G. and mother Laketch L. relinquished her due to economic reasons to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Arba Minch, SNNPR on 11/07/94.
Submitted by Adoptee
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Girl
Year of child’s birth 1991
Ethiopian birth name of child Mimi
Age of child at adoption 4 years
Year child was adopted 1995
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family. Mimi’s father Ato Gudeta G. and mother Laketch L. were very poor. The mother fed them every day by collecting wood from the forest to sell. Due to economic hardship, Mimi was admitted to Toukoul on 11/07/94 through the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Arba Minch, SNNPR.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 3 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1994
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment SNNPR region in Ethiopia
Zone of relinquishment Gamo Gofa zone
City/town of relinquishment Arba Minch city or town
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Les Amis des Enfants du Monde (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
