Female born 2009 in Dire Dawa. Birth name Mekdes Addisu. Ethiopian parents Desta and Addisu. Adopted in 2012 to the USA through Adoption Advocates International/ AAI and Sele Enat.
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Child’s Information
2
Gender of Child female
Additional information about child’s ethnicity From Dire Dawa
Year of child’s birth 2009
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Mekdes Addisu
Name of child at the time of adoption Mekedes
Ethiopian family members’ names Desta-mother, Addisu-Father
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2010
Age of child at adoption 2
Year child was adopted 2012
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 Adoption Advocates International (WA USA) / AAI
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Sele Enat
Region of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa – Dire Dawa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Layla House
Other orphanage or care center workers Marta
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Information for Relinquished Children
2
Name of person who relinquished child Desta A.
Relationship of person who relinquished child Mother
Region where child was relinquished Dire Dawa Region
Zone where child was relinquished UNKNOWN zone
City/town where child was relinquished UNKNOWN city or town
Additional relinquishment information Relinquished to the orphanage in Sele Enat
