Female age 1-4 weeks old found by police in Addis Ababa, Higher 17, Kebele 18, and taken to Black Lion Hospital in 1993. She was transferred a few weeks later to Toukoul Orphanage and adopted to France through the agency Païdia in 1994 at age 1 year. Her name at adoption was Etagegne but it may have been given to her by police or the orphanage.
Submitted by Adopted Person / Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 1993
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Etagegne (possibly named by police or orphanage)
Name of child at the time of adoption Etagegne
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1993
Age of child at adoption – best guess as to real age 1
Year child was adopted 1994
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Birthmark on the left tush
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Païdia (France)
Country to which the child was adopted France
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Toukoul 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
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN
Information for Abandoned Children
Relationship or title of person who found the child Police
Region where child was found Addis Ababa Region
Zone where child was found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was found Addis Ababa
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Abandoned in Addis Abeba, Higher 17, Kebele 18 and transported to the Black Lion Hospital on November 26th 1993. Admitted in Toukoul Orphanage on December 17th 1993.
