Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopia family of female born in 2004. Child was found near the gates of Missionaries of Charity in Jimma on May 26, 2004. She appeared to be 1 month old. She was adopted in 2005 to Canada through Canadian Advocates for the Adoption of Children/CAFAC via Missionaries of Charity.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopia family
Child’s Information
1 month
Gender of Child Female
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Additional information about child’s ethnicity This child is likely Oromo but we do not know for sure.
Year of child’s birth 2004
Ethiopian birth name of child Unknown
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2005
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. No information known
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2004
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Oromia Region
Zone child(ren) found Jimma – Oromia Region
City/town child(ren) found Jimma
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Child was found near the gates of Missionaries of Charity in Jimma on May 26, 2004. She appeared to be 1 month old.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Canadian Advocates for the Adoption of Children/CAFAC (Canada)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Haregewoin Berhane, Ethiopian representative
Adoptive Country Canada
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Missionaries of Charity
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Jimma – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Jimma
Orphanage/care center #2
10 months
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Missionaries of Charity
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
