Male adopted as a baby to Netherlands in 1999 using Stichting Afrika via Missionaries of Charity – Dire Dawa. His Ethiopian name was Josef Johanes / Josef Johannes. He was left at a police station in Dire Dawa before being taken to Missionaries of Charity – Dire Dawa, then Missionaries of Charity – Addis Ababa. He also spent time at F.A. Children Home which belongs to Stichting Afrika.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child male
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Ethiopian
Year of child’s birth Born in 1998
Ethiopian birth Name of Child UNKNOWN
Name of child at the time of adoption Josef Johanes Josef Johannes
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1998
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 1999
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child white skinspot / birthmark above his bottom
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Stichting Afrika (Netherlands)
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Mr. Alemu Tadesse
Other adoption agency workers Alemayu (chauffeur)
Country to which the child was adopted Netherlands
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity
Region of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
City/Town of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center brought by police on 20-11-1998 no 968 they told he was 1 month old at that time
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center brought in 25-11-1998 left 29-12-1998
Information for Relinquished Children
Region where child was relinquished Dire Dawa Region
Zone where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
City/town where child was relinquished Dire Dawa
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child was left at the police station
Region where child was found Dire Dawa Region
Zone where child was found Dire Dawa – Dire Dawa Region
City/town where child was found Dire Dawa
Additional information that could be useful in making a match At 29-11-1998 he was brought in at F.A. Children Home which belongs to stichting Afrika, the dutch adoption organisation. There he was nourished til we adopted him. In this house was a student living who helped as an interpreter. His name was Eyob
