Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of female born in 2007 in Asella hospital Asella, Oromia Region. She was found by the hospital staff as a newborn under two hours old. She was cared for at the Asella hospital until she was transferred to the AMBA orphanage in Addis. She was adopted in 2008.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
4 weeks old
Gender of Child Female
Additional information about child’s ethnicity possibly Oromo
Year of child’s birth 2007
Name of child at the time of adoption Hatatu (given by an official)
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2008
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Give information about other children also adopted unrelated boy also 3 months old at adoption, probably Oromo
Additional information about the child both infants were looked after at Asella hospital until transported to Addis at a few weeks old.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed UNKNOWN Adoption Agency
Adoptive Country UNKNOWN receiving country
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed AMBA
Orphanage or care center representative Assefech at AMBA transition home Addis Ababa
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 near Bole Road now closed down.
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child Kemal A.
Region where child was found Oromia Region
Zone where child was found Arsi – Oromia Region
City/town where child was found Asella
Others who assisted the child hospital staff
Additional information that could be useful in making a match the child was a newborn under two hours old
