Adoptee Search – Girl Tekien Adopted to France from Mekele in 2012 via SOS Enfants Ethiopie and Toukoul

Adoptee Search – Girl, Tekien, was born in Tigray in 2011 and adopted to France in 2012. Her mother passed away and her father, Libanos, was forced to place her for adoption because he was unable to care for her alone. Tekien was first in SOS Infants Ethiopia in Mekele and then she was moved to Toukoul Orphanage in Addis Ababa. The adoption agency was Passerelle.

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Child’s Information

Gender of Child Girl

Year of child’s birth Born in 2011

Name of child at the time of adoption Tekien or Lebanos Tekien

Age of child at adoption  0-12 months

Year child was adopted 2012 Year of Adoption

Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known: Father Lebanos KW is the father and he is from Tigray. The child mother. Hadas, passed away following chidbirth. Tekien was placed for adoption because her father couldn’t care for her. She has siblings in Ethiopia: Worku, Leterberhan, Zeweli, Kahsu. She also has an uncle Assefa. The child is originally from Tigray. The adoptive family met the child’s father Libanos at court at the time of the adoption.

Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months

Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2011

To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished

Region of relinquishment Tigray Region

Zone of relinquishment Mekele 

Police officer involved with the case Officer Abereha Kebede and Officer Belaynesh Kiros. the social worker was Team Belay

Adoption Agency Information

Adoption agency through which the child was processed Passerelle (France)

Adoptive Country France

Orphanage/care center #1

Orphanage or care center used in the adoption SOS Infants Ethiopia

Region of orphanage or care center Tigray Region

City/Town of orphanage or care center Mekele

Orphanage/care center #2

Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Toukoul Orphanage

Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region

City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa

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