Male born in 2004, adopted independently to the USA through Kidane Mehret Orphanage in 2004. He was born in August 2004 and arrived at Kidane Mehret in Addis Ababa on September 9, 2004. He was left at Kidane Mehret with a letter from a government employee of Arada Sub-City, Kebele 11/12.
Submitted by: Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child: male
Ethnicity of Child: UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth: 2004
Name of child at the time of adoption: Timotwos
Age when child entered care center or orphanage: 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage: 2004
Age of child at adoption: 0-12 months
Year child was adopted: 2004
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child: 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families: 0
Additional information about the child: Timotwos (born August 2004; arrived at Kidane Mehret Orphanage in Addis Ababa on September 9, 2004.
Sister Lutgarda of Kidane Mehret stated that she estimated that he was probably 6 weeks old when he arrived at the orphanage. He had a necklace made of yarn around his neck colored red, green and yellow. Sister Lutgarda named him Timotwos. He was delivered with the letter below:
Arada Sub-City
Office of Kebele 11/12 Administration
No. AR/K/K/K11/12/659/97
Date: 14/09/2004
To: Kidane Mihiret Humanitarian Organization
Addis Ababa
Subject: Cooperation
The staff of the office has found a male child who is lost in kebele 11/12 region, and for there is no party claiming the child, that requesting the organization to bring up him considering this fact by taking it from the staff, we like to thank you deeply for the cooperation to be extended for us.
Circular Seal
Arada Sub-City
Office of Kebele 11/12 Administration
With regards,
Signed
Abebech Yirdaw
Arada Sub-City Kebele 11/12
General Service Worker
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed: UNKNOWN Adoption Agency
Additional adoption agency information: Adopted independently myself
Country to which child was adopted: USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed: Kidane Mehret
Orphanage or care center representative: Sister Lutgarda
Region of orphanage or care center: Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center: UNKNOWN zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center: Addis Ababa
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child: Abebech Yirdaw
Relationship or title of person who found the child: government worker, Arada Sub-City Kebele 11/12
Region where child was found: Addis Ababa Region
Zone where child was found: UNKNOWN zone
City/town where child was found: Addis Ababa
