Adult Adoptee Adanech is searching for her two younger siblings who were also adopted to the USA but into a different family. Adanech is unsure of their given names but the family name was probably Lemma but might have also been Derese. The children are a boy and girl born between 2003-2005 and would now be 15-17 years old. Adanech does not remember who was older. They were born in Alet Wando, Sidama Zone, SNNPR and relinquished to Wide Horizon by Derese who may have been listed as either an uncle or father. They were adopted between 2007- 2010 to the USA and might have been placed in separate families. Other Ethiopian family names that might appear in their paperwork include Uncle/Father- Lemma, Grandfather- Ababa, Grandmother-Awuto.
Submitted by Adoptee
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Girl / Boy Siblings
Year of child’s birth 2003- 2005
Name of child at the time of adoption Unknown
Ethiopian birth name of child Unsure of first names, second name probably Lemma but might have also been Derese
Age of child at adoption 2-7 years
Year child was adopted 2007-2010
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family. Adanech was adopted with her half-brother Matios (they share a father) who is one year younger to the USA in 2008. Adanech’s father’s name is Derese and she remembers he harvested coffee beans. She had an uncle named Lemma. Grandfather- Ababa, Grandmother-Awuto. The family was from Alet Wando, Sidama Zone, SNNPR.
Are you searching for another child from the same Ethiopian family? Yes
Give data about other children from the same Ethiopian family Two younger siblings, a boy and a girl, who would now be 15-17 born sometime between 2003-2005. They were also born in Alet Wando, Sidama Zone, SNNPR and relinquished to Wide Horizon and adopted to the USA possibly into two different families. Their paperwork might list their father’s name is Lemma and their uncle as Derese (who is actually their father) since this is what happened with the older children. Grandfather/ grandmother’s name’s are Ababa and Awuto.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage Unknown
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2006
To the best of your knowledge, child was Relinquished
Region of relinquishment SNNPR Region
Zone of relinquishment Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Sidama – Southern Nations
City/town of relinquishment UNKNOWN city or town
Name and relationship of relinquishing adult Derese-father but might have been listed as uncle
Do you believe child(ren) were relinquished willingly? Yes
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Wide Horizons for Children (USA)
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption UNKNOWN orphanage
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
