Male born in 2008 and adopted to the USA in 2009 using Gladney Center for Adoption. He was at Bana Center in Mekele for one month before going to the Gladney Foster home in Addis Ababa. His Ethiopian name is Amanuel and his birth mother’s name is said to be Helen.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Male
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 2008
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Amanuel
Name of child at the time of adoption Amanuel
Ethiopian family members’ names Helen Z, Geremedhin G
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2009
Age of child at adoption 1
Year child was adopted 2009
Additional information about the child Birth mother was living in Mekele but the family is from Nazaret.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Gladney Center for Adoption (USA)
Additional adoption agency information was with Bana Center for a month
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Gladney Foster Care
Orphanage or care center representative Gladney Foster Care
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
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Helen Z
Relationship of person who relinquished child birth mother
Region where child was relinquished Tigray Region
Zone where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
City/town where child was relinquished Mek’ele
Additional relinquishment information was with Bana Center, then Gladney
