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.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
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
