Adoptee search: Newborn girl found in 2009 in SNNPR. The baby was turned over to the police and taken to Hosana Care Home in Hadiya. She was adopted in 2010 to the USA through Children’s Home Society and Family Services (CHSFS).
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Year of child’s birth 2009
Name of child at the time of adoption Netsanet
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2010
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information

Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2009
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
City/town child(ren) found Ghimbi or Huletegna Jajura
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment A newborn was found in a public place by Aster E. who named the baby Netsanet. Yohannes A. took her to the police the same day. Witnesses were Bekelech K. and Amarech D. The police officer involved with the case was Mulunesh G.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Children’s Home Society and Family Services CHSFS
Adoption agency workers with titles Mahlet Tilahun, social worker
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Hosana Care Home Hosanna, Hosaena
Region of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR)
Zone of orphanage or care center Hadiya
City/Town of orphanage or care center Hosana Hosanna, Hosaena
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Child Care Center, CHSFS- Ethiopia
Social worker Mahlet Tilahun
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa