Female Born in 2007 Adopted to USA in 2008 using Gladney Center for Adoption. Child was in the care of Initiative Ethiopia, Yirgalem and Wolayta Sodo branches. Ethiopian mother’s name is Mebrat.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Possibly Wolayta. Possibly Dirashe
Year of child’s birth 2007
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Tagesech (named by police)
Name of child at the time of adoption Tagesech
Ethiopian family members’ names Mebrat T, mother
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2007
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2008
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about siblings no known siblings
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Gladney Center for Adoption (USA)
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Belay
Other adoption agency workers Arega, Trhas
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Initiative Ethiopia Child and Family Support
Orphanage or care center representative Arega
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
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Initiative Ethiopia–Yirgalem branch
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Initiative Ethiopia Child and Family Support
Orphanage or care center representative Arega
Other orphanage or care center workers UNKNOWN
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
City/Town of orphanage or care center Sodo (Wolaita Sodo), Soddo
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Mebrat T
Relationship of person who relinquished child mother
Region where child was relinquished Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region SNNPR
Zone where child was relinquished Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Wolayita – Southern Nations
City/town where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
Police Officer involved with the case Tesfaye, Bodity Police
Additional relinquishment information Town of Bodity, near Sodo, is where she relinquished
