Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of girl, birth name Bamlak Feker, born 2010. Bamlak was relinquished by her mother, Alemzewd D., in Awassa, SNNPR after the death of her father, Fekir D. Bamlak was placed in Children’s Cross Connection Awassa and later Acacia Village Orphanage (Christian World Adoption) in Addis. Bamlak was adopted in 2012 to the USA through Christian World Adoption.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
7 months
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 2010
Ethiopian birth name of child Bamlak Feker
Age of child at adoption 1 years
Year child was adopted 2012
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Mother: Alemzewd D.- SNNPR Region, Father: Fekir D. (deceased 2010)
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
18 months
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 7 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2010
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Amhara Region
Zone of relinquishment Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
City/town of relinquishment Awasa
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Alemzewd D. – mother
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Christian World Adoption (USA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Girma Degu
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Awassa CCC Children’s Cross Connection
Region of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Awassa Zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Awasa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Acacia Village Orphanage – Christian World Adoption
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Acacia Village is not currently open.
