Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of female born 2007. She was found on the ground next to a wall that surrounded a church in Bale Robe as a newborn. She was adopted in 2008 to the USA through Dove Adoptions International via Toukoul Orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Female
Year of child’s birth 2007
Name of child at the time of adoption Rahel
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2008
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. According to the police report, she was found on the ground next to a wall that surrounded a church in Bale Robe. She was close to newborn at that time.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2007
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Oromia Region
Zone child(ren) found Bale – Oromia Region
City/town child(ren) found UNKNOWN city or town
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment She was found by a local woman (we couldn’t locate her when we were there in 2007) on the ground against a wall that surrounded a church. She was very young, close to newborn.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Dove Adoptions International (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Toukoul Orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Bale – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN city or town
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Found in Bale Robe.
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
