Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family. Female born 2010 and found in Waliso / Woliso, Oromia Region. She was adopted to the USA in 2010 through Wide Horizons for Children (USA) / WHFC and Abdi Waq Children and Elders Association. She has brown spots on sides of her tongue and a Cafe au Lait spot on her lower left back.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
10 months
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Year of child’s birth 2010
Name of child at the time of adoption Bikiltu
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2010
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 Brown spots on sides of tongue. Cafe au Lait spot lower left back.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Wide Horizons for Children (USA)
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Abdi Waq Children and Elders Association
Orphanage or care center representative Tariku Tamirat, Zelalem Bekele
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Southwest Shewa – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Waliso
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Also called Abdi Waq Elderly and Children Support Association
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Horizon Houses 1 and 2
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa region in Ethiopia
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child Woliso City Administration Police and Woliso City Women and Children Affairs Bureau
Region where child was found Oromia Region
Zone where child was found Southwest Shewa – Oromia Region
City/town where child was found Waliso
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Woliso town 04 Keble around St Mary Church
