Female born in 1999 in Oromia region with birth name Hussen Derartu. Her mother, Rahima, reportedly died at the center of Missionaries of Charity in Jimma on 07/03/04. The child was cared for by Missionaries of Charity in Jimma, Oromia Region and adopted to France through Les Enfants Reine de la Misericorde in 2004 at the age of 4.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child female
Year of child’s birth 1999
Ethiopian birth Name of Child HUSSEN
Name of child at the time of adoption HUSSEN Derartu
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 4
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2004
Age of child at adoption – best guess as to real age 4
Year child was adopted 2004
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Les Enfants Reine de la Misericorde (France)
Country to which the child was adopted France
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity
Region of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN region in Ethiopia
Zone of orphanage or care center Jimma – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Jimma
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN orphanage
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child Missionaries of Charity
Region where child was found Oromia Region
Zone where child was found Jimma – Oromia Region
City/town where child was found Jimma
Others who assisted the child Missionaries of Charity
Additional information that could be useful in making a match The first name of Derartu’s mother was Rahima. She is reported to have died in the center of Missionnaries of Charity in Jimma on 07 03 04.
