Female baby born in 1995 and adopted to Australia in 1997 through Missionaries of Charity Addis Ababa and Koala House. The story given the adoptive family is that her Ethiopian family is deceased, but the accuracy of this information is questionable. Her Ethiopian name may have been Sophia.
Submitted by Adopted Person/Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Orphanage suspects that the child was born in Addis Ababa, but it may not be accurate.
Year of child’s birth 1995
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Possible name- Sophia / Sofia
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1996
Age of child at adoption 1-2 years old
Year child was adopted 1997
Additional information about siblings There were no other siblings with the child.
Additional information about the child Frowns a lot.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Australian’s Aiding Children Adoption Agency
Country to which the child was adopted Australia
Additional country information Adelaide, South Australia
Adoption Agency Representative Lackew / Lakew
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity MOC
Orphanage or care center representative UNKNOWN
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
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Koala Center
Orphanage or care center representative Lakew
Other orphanage or care center workers Mizrak
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
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child UNKNOWN
Relationship or title of person who found the child UNKNOWN
Region where child was found UNKNOWN
Zone where child was found UNKNOWN
City/town where child was found UNKNOWN
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Adoptive family may have been told that biological father may have died ‘somehow’ on the road, whilst the mother died from sickness hence giving up the child. Validity and accuracy of this story is very questionable.