Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family of female, born and adopted in 2003 to the USA through Americans for African Adoptions and Missionaries of Charity. She was malnourished at time of adoption and has profound hearing loss which might be hereditary.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Infant
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 2003
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Saba
Name of child at the time of adoption Saba/Alefu
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2003
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2003
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child: Third and fourth toe are the same size on one foot, Profound hearing loss (could be due to malnutrition or hereditary). Extremely malnourished at time of adoption (about 8 pounds at four months old), long fingers on hands, Overbite, As a baby, extensive finger sucking (two fingers), Prominent ears (large)
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Americans for African Adoptions (USA)
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Montegbosh
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Receiving country representative Cheryl Shotts
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity
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 Missionaries of Charity
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
Region where child was found UNKNOWN region in Ethiopia
Zone where child was found UNKNOWN zone
City/town where child was found UNKNOWN city or town
