Male from Sidama born in 2006 adopted at age 3 to the USA through Sele Enat using International Adoption Net (USA)
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child male
Ethnicity of Child Sidama
Year of child’s birth 2006
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Shimeles Tegene Ayalew
Name of child at the time of adoption Shimeles Tegene Ayalew
Ethiopian family members’ first names, if known Emebet (mother), Wegene (uncle), Zerihun (uncle), Agegehu (uncle), Zinash (aunt), Ayalkibet (grandparent)
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 3
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2009
Age of child at adoption 3
Year child was adopted 2010
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about siblings No siblings
Additional information about the child Small burn on inside of wrist
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed International Adoption Net (USA)
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Abebe
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Sele Enat
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 Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Emebet F. H.
Relationship of person who relinquished child Mother
Region where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
Zone where child was relinquished Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region – Sidama SNNPR
City/town where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
