Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of girl born in 2005. She was found on 21-06-97 (Ethiopian calendar) in front of a food stall next to the Muslim medical clinic at the top of the main road in Asela, Oromia Region. She was adopted to the USA in 2005 through CHSFS / Children’s Home Society and Family Services via Bete Saida Orphanage. Additional photos of the child and individuals involved in the case are on file.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Age 2-3 months
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Assume she is Oromo because she came from Asela
Year of child’s birth 2005
Name of child at the time of adoption Meseret – name was chosen by a MOLSA official in Asela
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2005
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2005
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Oromia Region
Zone child(ren) found Arsi – Oromia Region
City/town child(ren) found Asella
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment On 21-06-97 (Ethiopian calendar), a call was made to the police in the early morning hours stating that there was an infant on the side of the road. Two female police officers found my daughter swaddled in a blanket placed in a small hole in front of a tiny food stall that had an awning. Next to the food stall was a Muslim medical clinic. The location of the stall was at the top of the main road in Asela, approximately 1 block from the post office. The paperwork states the location was kebele #13. She spent 2 weeks at the Italian hospital in Asela before being transferred to Addis.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Children’s Home Society and Family Services (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
3 to 4 months
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Bete Saida
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 city or town
Additional information about this orphanage or care center The MOLSA official in Asela was friends with the orphanage director of Bete Saida in Addis Ababa. He contacted the director when he determined my daughter was abandoned. This is how it came that she moved from Asela to Addis Ababa.
