Female infant was left at Kebebe Tsehay in Addis Ababa in 1999. She was moved to the FA Home from Foundation Afrika and was adopted in 2000 to the Netherlands through Stichting Afrika. Her Ethiopian name at adoption was Tigist or Tegest but it is not known who named her.
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Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 1999
Name of child at the time of adoption It is not known if the childs was named by the orphanage or her parents, but she was adopted as Tigist or Tegest
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1999
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2000
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Adoptive parents were told child was dropped off at Kebebe Tsehai Orphanage.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Stichting Afrika (Netherlands)
Country to which the child was adopted Netherlands
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Kebebe Tsehay / Kebebe Tsehai
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
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN
Region of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
Zone of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
Additional information about this orphanage or care center FA Home from Foundation Afrika – Stichting Afrika
Information for Abandoned Children
Region where child was found Kebebe Tsehay in Addis Ababa
Zone where child was found UNKNOWN
City/town where child was found UNKNOWN