Ethiopian Mother Kelemua Kebede looking for her son adopted to France in 1985 through Kidane Meheret Catholic School or Children’s Home
“She longs to see her son so much and hold his hands. Know how a mother loves her children.”
Submitted by Ethiopian mother searching for child
Child’s Information
Gender of Child male
Year of child’s birth Sometime in the 1970 ‘s
Birth Name of Child Seifu Getachew Dinku
Information known about adoptive family Adopted to France
Age when child entered care center or orphanage UNKNOWN
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1979
Age of child at adoption Unknown, possibly older than 6
Year child was adopted 1985
Additional information about siblings Three sisters: Roman, Elleni and Tigist
Additional information about the child Ethiopian mother was forced by life situations to give her child for adoption.
Mother’s Name: Kelemua Kebede
January 1979 – child given to Kidane Meheret Catholic School at Menagesha
June 1985 – child adopted by a French family
Kelemua, the child’s mother, was forced to lie to the church about being his mother. She was instructed to say that his mother had passed away and she was raising him.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Adopted to France, agency unknown
Country to which the child was adopted France
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Kidane Mehret Catholic School or Children’s Home
Additional information about this orphanage or care center This child may have been in Kidane Mehret Catholic School. It is unclear if this is the same place as the Children’s Home
Information on Child Given for Adoption
Name of person who relinquished the child Kelemua Kebede
Relationship of person who relinquished the child mother
Organization that received the child Kidane Mehret Catholic School or Children’s Home or an organization from France
Additional information that could be useful in making a match
This child’s Ethiopian mother was forced by life situations to give her child for adoption.
Mother’s Name: Kelemua Kebede
January 1979 – child given to Kidane Meheret Catholic School at Menagesha. Possibly Kidane Mehret Children’s Home
June 1985 – child adopted by a French family
Kelemua, the child’s mother, was forced to lie to the church about being his mother. She was instructed to say that his mother had passed away and she was raising him.
