Male found in 2011 near factory in Awasa, SNNPR, at age 1 week. He was adopted to the USA using Children’s Home Society and Family Services and Shalom Orphanage at the age of 1 year.
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 2011
Ethiopian birth Name of Child UNKNOWN (abandoned)
Name of child at time of adoption Abay
Ethiopian family members’ names, if known UNKNOWN
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2011
Age of child at adoption 1
Year child was adopted 2012
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Found near factory in Awasa / Hawassa approx 1 week old April/May 2011
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Children’s Home Society and Family Services (USA)
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Shalom Orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
Zone of orphanage or care center SNNPR
City/Town of orphanage or care center Awasa / Awassa / Hawassa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN
Information for Abandoned Children
Region where child was found Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
Zone where child was found UNKNOWN
City/town where child was found UNKNOWN
