Adoptive Parent Searching for Ethiopian Family of girl Samrawit born in Addis Ababa in 2014. She was found in Gerji Mariyam Church as a day old infant and taken to Kebebe Tsehai. She was adopted to Australia in 2015 through an unknown agency via Kebebe Tsehai and Edget Orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 2014
Name of child at the time of adoption Samrawit Kebebetsehay
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2015
Additional information Samrawit has a small birthmark on her left arm. This may not have been visible at birth.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2014
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Addis Ababa Region
Zone child(ren) found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town child(ren) found Addis Ababa
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Samrawit was abandoned in 2014 in Bole Sub City in Gerji Mariyam Church compound around 10am. Samrawit was found by Ms Bezawit W. and Aregawi G. Samrawit was left on a bench while the church service was going on. She was folded in cloth and was 1 day old.
Police officer involved with the case A/S Husen, Bole Police
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Private adoption
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Agent: Samson
Adoptive Country Australia
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Kebebe Tsehay
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Samrawit was at Kebebe Tsehay Orphanage for 3 days. She entered the Orphanage at 1 day old on 25/11/2014 & went onto Edget Orphanage on the 28/11/2014.
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
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Edget Orphanage
Orphanage or care center workers and their titles, if known Director of Orphanage: Sister Zane Mekuanint.
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 Edget Orphanage has now closed down due to the government closure of international adoptions.
