Female born 2005 adopted through Adoption Advocates International (WA, USA) via Kidane Mehret. Child was found outside of Hospital near the guards station by a soldier. She was then taken to the police station, and directly to the nuns at Kidahne Meheret. She was found in the very early morning.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child: female
Ethnicity of Child: UNKNOWN
Additional information about child’s ethnicity: It appears she is half Amhara
Year of child’s birth: 2005
Ethiopian birth Name of Child: none known
Name of child at the time of adoption: Megidelawit, Mekidelawit, Magda, Mekdalawit, Mekdelawit
Age when child entered care center or orphanage: 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage: 2005
Age of child at adoption: 0-12 months
Year child was adopted: 2005
Additional information about the child: Child was abandoned at approximately 6 weeks of age, making the birthdate on the border of 2004-2005.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed: Adoption Advocates International (WA, USA)
Country to which the child was adopted: USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed: Kidane Mehret
Orphanage or care center representative: Sisters Lutgarda and Camilla
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
Region where child was found: Addis Ababa Region
Zone where child was found: Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was found: Addis Ababa
Additional information that could be useful in making a match: Child was found outside of Hospital near the guards station by a soldier. She was then taken to the police station, and directly to the nuns at Kidahne Meheret. She was found in the very early morning.
