Adopted Person searching for her Ethiopian Family. Rebecca was born in 1991 in an unknown region. She was relinquished as an infant by her mother in an unknown region. She stayed in several orphanages. She was adopted to Belgium in 1993 through Sourires d’Enfants via Kidane Mehret.
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Uknown
Year of child’s birth 1991
Name of child at the time of adoption Rebecca
Age of child at adoption 3 years
Year child was adopted 1993
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. I have been in different orphanages. One of them was Kidane Merhet (at Addis Abeba Lenexa Avenue), I was adopted through Sourires d’enfants/Larisa association in Belgium.
Additional information I was suffering from tuberculosis when I arrived in Belgium
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1991
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment Unknown region in Ethiopia
Zone of relinquishment Unknown zone
City/town of relinquishment Unknown city or town
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult My mother, I don’t know her name
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Sourires d’Enfants (Belgium)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known The social worker who brought me to Belgium was Francois Pastor
Adoptive Country Belgium
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Kidane Mehret
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 Unknown
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
