Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of female born in 2007 in/near Awassa. She was found abandoned at the Post Office in Awassa when she was about one year old and adopted to the USA in 2008 through Christian World Adoption.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
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Gender of Child Female
Ethnicity of Child Sidama
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Born in Awassa
Year of child’s birth 2007
Name of child at the time of adoption Mahlet Alemehu
Ethiopian birth name of child Mahlet Alemehu
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 2008
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. We have no information other than it was said she was found at the post office and taken to police station.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1 year
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2007
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone child(ren) found Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Sidama – Southern Nations
City/town child(ren) found Awasa
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment It was told to us that she was found abandoned at the Post Office.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Christian World Adoption (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Sidama – Southern Nations
City/Town of orphanage or care center Awasa
Orphanage/care center #2
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Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Christian World Adoption Addis Ababa director named Robel
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
Additional information about this orphanage or care center She was moved from Awassa to the care center in Addis Ababa owned by Christian World Adoption just before she came to the US
Additional information that could be useful to the case She was diagnosed with malaria while in Awasa and was hospitalized
