Female born in 1983 and adopted at age 4 (1986). Child was in the care of Orphanage Betlehem / Betelehem in Debre Zeit before being adopted to the Netherlands through Wereldkinderen / NICWO (Netherlands). She was found in Akaki by Mitike Talahune, possibly near Medhanialem church.
Submitted by Adopted Person / Adoptee searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Amhara
Year of child’s birth 1983
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Lideta
Name of child at the time of adoption Lideta
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 3
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1986
Age of child at adoption 4
Year child was adopted 1987
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Wereldkinderen / NICWO (Netherlands)
Country to which the child was adopted Netherlands
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Orphanage Bethlehem
Orphanage or care center representative Orphanage Betlehem – representative name Kirsti Saira
City/Town of orphanage or care center Debre Zeit / Bishoftu, Oromo Region
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Debre Zeit / Bishoftu
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Mitike Talahune
Relationship of person who relinquished child The story is she found the child near Medhanialem church
Region where child was relinquished Amhara Region
Zone where child was relinquished Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was relinquished Akaki
Additional relinquishment information social worker Rahel Abraha
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child Mitike Talahune
Region where child was found Addis Ababa Region
Zone where child was found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was found Akaki
Others who assisted the child Alemitu
