Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family of male born in 1999. He was found abandoned in Addis Ababa in the marketplace at approximately 18 months old. He was adopted in 2004 to the USA through Americans for African Adoptions / AFAA via Kidane Mehret.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
2-3? years
Gender of Child Boy
Ethnicity of Child DNA tests show he is 1/2 Beta Israel
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Possibly family from Gondar region
Year of child’s birth 1999
Name of child at the time of adoption Abera
Age of child at adoption 4 years
Year child was adopted 2004
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1 year
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2000
To the best of your knowledge, child was Abandoned
Region child(ren) found Addis Ababa Region
Zone child(ren) found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town child(ren) found Addis Ababa
Details of child(ren)’s abandonment Found abandoned in marketplace
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Americans for African Adoptions (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Kidane Mehret
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
Orphanage/care center #2
2-3 years
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Americans for African Adoptions Foster Home
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
Additional information that could be useful to the case Found abandoned in marketplace appx 18 mos old
