Female, ethnicity Sidama, born in 2009 and adopted to the USA in 2010 using Children’s House International (USA) via Thomas House.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Sidama
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Sidama Bensa Region
Year of child’s birth 2009
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Bizunesh Assefa
Name of child at the time of adoption Bizunesh Assefa
Ethiopian family members’ first names Mother – Sukare H., Father – Assefa Tessema (Deceased)
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 1
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2010
Age of child at adoption – best guess as to real age 1
Year child was adopted 2010
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Bizunesh has scars from a skin issue. We met her birth mother and she greatly resembles her. We know she came into the orphanage at approximately 18 months of age and we brought her home at 23 months of age. The date she was brought into orphanage was 6/22/2010 – June 22, 2010.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Children’s House International (USA)
Additional adoption agency information Ferndale, Washington
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Abdissa
Other adoption agency workers Adunya
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Receiving country representative Kathleen Looser
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Thomas Center
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 Ye Ethiopia Misgana Wongelawit Betechristian Yelimat Ena Yebego Adragot Dirijit
Region of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region – Sidama SNNPR
Zone of orphanage or care center Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region – Sidama SNNPR
City/Town of orphanage or care center Awassa
Information for Relinquished Children
Name of person who relinquished child Sukare
Relationship of person who relinquished child Mother
Region where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
Zone where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
City/town where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
