Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family. Girl born in 2001 and found in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region. She was adopted to Italy in 2002 through Centro Aiuti per l’Etiopia and an unknown orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptee
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 2001
Name of child at the time of adoption Y
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2002
Additional information Y was probably found by a police officer in a field/forest in the Amhara Region. She was brought to Bahir Dar and then moved to the Orphanage in Addis Ababa. She has a little scar on the upper part of her right arm. The name “Maryam/Mariam” is on some of her documents. This may be the name of a caretaker.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2001
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Amhara Region
Zone child(ren) found Bahir Dar – Amhara Region
City/town child(ren) found Bahir Dar
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Centro Aiuti per l’Etiopia (Italy)
Adoptive Country Italy
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN 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
