Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family of girl, Alem, born in 1997 in Gondar. Neighbors brought her to an orphanage in Gondar because her parents were dead. Alem was adopted to France in 1999 through Les Enfants Reine de Misericorde via Missionaries of Charity and La Petite Maison.
Submitted by Adoptee searching for Ethiopian Family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl
Ethnicity of Child Unknown
Year of child’s birth 1997
Name of child at the time of adoption Alem
Ethiopian birth name of child Alem Tsahay or AlemTsehagn Berhanu
Age of child at adoption 2 years
Year child was adopted 1999
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. The family name is Berhanu. Alem was brought to an orphanage in Gonder / Gondar. The neighbors told the orphanage the parents of the child were dead.
Are you searching for another child from the same Ethiopian family? No
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1 year
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1998
To the best of your knowledge, child was Other
Region of origin Amhara Region
Zone of origin Gondar
City/town of origin Gondar
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Les Enfants Reine de la Misericorde (France)
Adoptive Country France
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Missionaries of Charity
Region of orphanage or care center Amhara Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Unknown
City/Town of orphanage or care center Gondar
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Alem was first brought to this orphanage in Gonder / Gondar then later she was transferred to the orphanage in Addis Ababa.
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption La Petite Maison
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
