Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family of female, birth name Edilie Addise. She was born April 28, 2009 to Emebet A. in Hossana hospital. Emebet is from the Silte area but had been staying with her friend Selam G. in Hossana. Edilie was relinquished on May 22, 2009 at the Hossana child care center run by Children’s Home Society / CHSFS. She was adopted to the USA in 2010 through Children’s Home Society and Family Services. There is a photo of her birth mother, Emebet A., on file.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child female
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Birth mother listed as: Silte / Protestant / language: Siltigna
Year of child’s birth 2009
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Edilie Addise
Name of child at the time of adoption Edilie / Edileh Addise
Ethiopian family members’ names, if known Birth Mother: Emebet A., Maternal Aunt: Belcha A., Maternal Great Aunt: Ludegi G. (Aunts listed as living in Silte); Birth Mother’s friend in Hossana: Selam G.
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2009
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2010
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Western Calendar birthdate: April 28, 2009. She was born to Emebet A. in Hossana hospital. Emebet had been staying with her friend (who was in 10th grade at the time in Hossana), Selam G.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Children’s Home Society and Family Services (USA)
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Children’s Home Society / CHSFS Intake Center in Hossana
Region of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone of orphanage or care center Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Hadiya – Southern Nations
City/Town of orphanage or care center Hosaena, Hosana, Hosanna, Hosaina
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Birth Mother initially relinquished baby on May 22, 2009 at the Hossana child care center run by Children’s Home Society / CHSFS
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN 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
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Baby was transferred to Addis Ababa Children’s Home Society care center at about age 1 month.
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Emebet A.
Relationship of person who relinquished child Mother
Region where child was relinquished Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Southern Nations
Zone where child was relinquished Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Hadiya – Southern Nations
City/town where child was relinquished Hosaena, Hosana, Hosanna, Hosaina
