Adoptive Parent Searching for Ethiopian Family of girl named Sofiya born 2010. She was found at the Tana Hotel in Awash as an infant. Sofiya was adopted to Canada in 2012 through Canadian Advocates for the Adoption of Children/CAFAC via African Orphan Children Village Association.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 2010
Name of child at the time of adoption Sofiya
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 2012
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2010
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Afar Region
Zone child(ren) found Administrative Zone 3 – Afar Region
City/town child(ren) found Awash
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Child found at Tana Hotel Awash
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Canadian Advocates for the Adoption of Children/CAFAC (Canada)
Adoptive Country Canada
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption African Orphan Children Village Association
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
