Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of girl, birth name Tizita Tekalign, born in 2007. Tizita was relinquished by her mother, Yimegnushshal S., as an infant in 2008 in Adama, Oromia Region. Tisita was adopted in 2009 to Canada through Imagine via Selam United Integrated and Destitute Association Orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information

7 months
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 2007
Name of child at the time of adoption Tizita
Ethiopian birth name of child Tizita Tekalign , Tizu
Age of child at adoption 1 years
Year child was adopted 2009
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Oromia Region
Zone of relinquishment Adama – Oromia Region
City/town of relinquishment Adama
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Mrs Yimegnushshal S., mother
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Imagine (Canada)
Adoptive Country Canada
Additional information regarding adoption agency and/or country of adoption Imagine went bankrupt when the child was leaving Ethiopia in 2009.
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Selam United Integrated and Destitute Association Orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Adama – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Adama