Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of female, born in 2008. Found in Amhara Region as an infant and adopted to the USA in 2009 through Children’s House International via Bethzatha Children’s Home Association.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information

11 months
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 2008
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Melat Mikatu
Name of child at the time of adoption Melat
Ethiopian family members’ names, if known unknown
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 2009
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Children’s House International (USA)
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Abdissa
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Bethzatha Children’s Home Association
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Thomas Center
Orphanage or care center representative Abdissa
Region of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN region in Ethiopia
Zone of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN city or town
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child police
Region where child was found Amhara Region
Zone where child was found UNKNOWN zone
City/town where child was found UNKNOWN city or town