Adoptee/ Adopted person searching for Ethiopian family. Girl born 1996, birth name Metade Tigabou Guebre Selassie, adopted in 2000 at the age of 4 to France through Païdia via Toukoul Orphanage. She is from Debre Tabor in Amhara Region. Her parents are Tigabou G. S. and Lemlem A.
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Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 1996
Name of child at the time of adoption Metadel Tigabou
Ethiopian birth name of child Metade Tigabou Guebre Selassie
Age of child at adoption 4 years
Year child was adopted 2000
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known.
parents : Tigabou G. S. and Lemlem A. brothers Guirma M. , Abiyot W, Adissou T. sisters : Wouleté S., Meguegna T
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 4 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2000
Region of origin Amhara Region
Zone of origin South Gondar – Amhara Region
City/town of origin Debre Tabor
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Païdia (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
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
