Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family. Girl born in 1997. She was found in Kombolcha near Dessie in the Amhara region around October 27st 1997. She has a birthmark on the left rib and a mole on the left thigh. She was adopted to France in 1999 through Children of the Sun via Toukoul Orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptee
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Probably Amhara
Year of child’s birth 1997
Name of child at the time of adoption Belaynesh
Ethiopian birth name of child Belaynesh Sisay
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 1999
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Abandoned in Kombolcha near Dessie in the Amhara region around October 27st 1997. In the information field, the name “Sisay” had been written 2 times.
Additional information Birthmark on the left rib. Mole on the left thigh.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1997
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Amhara Region
Zone child(ren) found North Wollo – Amhara Region
City/town child(ren) found Kombolcha
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Children of the sun (France)
Adoptive Country France
Orphanage/care center #1
1yo
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Amhara Region
Zone of orphanage or care center North Wollo – Amhara Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Dessie (Dese)
Orphanage/care center #2
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
