Female born in 2009, ethnicity Sidama, adopted as a baby to the USA through Bethany Christian Services (USA) via Shalom Orphanage. She has a sunken chest bone and her Ethiopian name is Nuhamin Balcha. She was found in Awassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, SNNPR.
Submitted by: Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child: female
Ethnicity of Child: Sidama
Year of child’s birth: Born in 2009
Ethiopian birth Name of Child: Nuhamin Balcha
Name of child at the time of adoption: Nuhamin Balcha
Age when child entered care center or orphanage: 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage: 2009
Age of child at adoption: 0-12 months
Year child was adopted: 2009
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child: 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families: 0
Additional information about the child: sunken chest bone
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed: Bethany Christian Services (USA)
Country to which the child was adopted: USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed: UNKNOWN
Orphanage or care center representative: Shalom / Shalom Child Hopes
Other orphanage or care center workers: Abraham, Isreal
Region of orphanage or care center: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
Zone of orphanage or care center: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR, Sidama
City/Town of orphanage or care center: Awasa, Hawassa, Awassa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center: Located in Hawassa, SNNPR
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child: Tesfanesh
Relationship or title of person who found the child: said to be random person
Region where child was found: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
Zone where child was found: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
City/town where child was found: Awasa, Hawassa, Awassa
Police Officer involved with the case: there is no police officer or police report that can be located (per searcher)
Additional information that could be useful in making a match: was said to have had umbilical cord still attached when found