Male born 2012 and adopted to the USA in 2013 through Illien Adoptions and Kebebe Tsehay. He was found in Addis Ababa sub city Arada.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian Family
Child’s Information
2 months appx
Gender of Child male
Year of child’s birth 2012
Name of child at the time of adoption Besufekad Kebebetsahay
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2012
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2013
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Umbilical hernia
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Illien Adoptions (USA)
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Tsehey
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Receiving country representative Anna Belle Illien
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Kebebe Tsehay
Orphanage or care center representative Sintayehu A., nanny (assuming at Kebebetsahay; not clear from documentation)
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Zone
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Transfer from Kebebe Tsahay seems to have occurred soon after placement. Dates on Engida paperwork show July 20 date for placement at that institution
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Yeengida / Engida Hitsanat Merja Mah(a)ber orphanage
Orphanage or care center representative Other than some nannies names, no other name appears on papers for Yeengida/Engida orphanage
Other orphanage or care center workers Selam – nurse, Tihitina – secretary or bookkeeper?, Atsede – nanny
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
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Placing orphanage address A.A. ifas Silk Lafto Sub City Kebele 01.
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child Sharo G.
Relationship or title of person who found the child Unknown
Region where child was found Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was found Addis Ababa
Police Officer involved with the case Constable Amanuel Gebreegziabhere
Others who assisted the child Sintayehu A., nanny (at Kebebe Tsahay?)
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Found in sub city Arada, kebele 11/12 (Sidist Kilo), at Mother Teresa Gate, house number 14/70/2, 10 PM, in good health and dressed for the weather
