Female born in 2009, adopted to the USA in 2011 through Kingdom Vision International and Help for the Needy Development Association using Illien Adoptions (USA). She was left in Batu with Legesech, a child care worker, at approximately age 6.5 months of age. Legesech relinquished her to the police station.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child: female
Ethnicity of Child: Oromo
Year of child’s birth: 2009
Ethiopian birth Name of Child: Biftu Batu
Name of child at the time of adoption: Biftu Batu
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: 2
Year child was adopted: 2011
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child: 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families: 0
Additional information about the child: She has a small area of darker skin in the middle of her chest.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed: Illien Adoptions (USA)
Country to which the child was adopted: USA
Receiving country representative: Brett Troughton
Orphanage / care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed: Help for the Needy Development Association
Region of orphanage or care center: Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center: UNKNOWN
City/Town of orphanage or care center: UNKNOWN
Additional information about this orphanage or care center: Biftu was sent to this orphanage first. It was closed and she was transferred to KVI in Addis Ababa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed: Kingdom Vision International
Region of orphanage or care center: Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center: Addis Ababa
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child: Legesech
Relationship of person who relinquished child: Child care worker
Region where child was relinquished: Oromia Region
Zone where child was relinquished: UNKNOWN zone
City/town where child was relinquished: UNKNOWN
Police Officer involved with the case: Inspector Etalem
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child: Legesech
Relationship or title of person who found the child: child care worker
Region where child was found: Oromia Region
Zone where child was found: UNKNOWN
City/town where child was found: UNKNOWN
Police Officer involved with the case: Inspector Etalem
Additional information that could be useful in making a match: My daughter was left with Legesech who babysat children in Batu while her mother went to work. Her mother never returned. My daughter was about 6.5 months old when this occurred. She stayed with Legesech for 1-3 months and then was relinquished to the police station in Batu. Her birth name is unknown. This was the first time Legesech has taken care of her.
