Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of female born 1996 in Adwa, Tigray region. Her Ethiopian name was Ghebrielua. When she was about 1 month old, she was brought to a home for the poor in Adwa by the local hospital staff after having been found abandoned on the street. She was adopted in 1999 to Switzerland through Pro Kind via Missionaries of Charity.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
2 years
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Tigraway
Year of child’s birth 1996
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Ghebrielua
Name of child at the time of adoption Ghebrielua
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1996
Age of child at adoption 2
Year child was adopted 1999
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Pro Kind (Switzerland)
Additional adoption agency information was officially adopted by a Swiss couple, who tried to adopt privately but could not travel to pick her up, as the adoptive mother developed a tumor of the brain; Pro Kind helped in the end
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Sr. Astrid
Other adoption agency workers Ato Belachew Zemedkum
Country to which the child was adopted Switzerland
Receiving country representative Sandra Waser
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity
Orphanage or care center representative S.M Crispin MC
Region of orphanage or care center Tigray Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Mehakelegnaw Zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Adwa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center home for the poor in Adwa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity
Orphanage or care center representative Sr.Decina Jose
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
Information for Abandoned Children
2-3
Name of person who found the child Unknown
Relationship or title of person who found the child local hospital staff
Region where child was found Tigray Region
Zone where child was found Mehakelegnaw Zone
City/town where child was found Adwa
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Was about 1 month old when brought to a home for the poor in Adwa by the local hospital staff after having been found abandoned on the street
