Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian Family of girl born 2008. Selam was found in the market in Addis Ababa by a police officer. She was adopted to the USA in 2009 through Adoption Ark via an unknown orphanage.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information

Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 2008
Name of child at the time of adoption Selam
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2009
Are you searching for another child from the same Ethiopian family? No
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child found Addis Ababa Region
Zone child found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town child found Addis Ababa
Details of child’s abandonment Police officer found her in the market.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Adoption Ark (USA)
List adoption agency workers with titles if known Ally Griffith
Adoptive Country USA
Additional information that could be useful to the case Yayered Kassa is on an email who sent the referral to my agency.
Orphanage/care center #1

Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage
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