Female adopted in 2000 to France through Les Enfants de reine de miséricorde and Missionaries of Charity – Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa. She was adopted with her older sister. The younger child, Dagim, was 3 years old and her sister Martha was 9 years old. They may be from a town called Mengachedu near Dire Dawa. The children were told their parents died. They are searching for their family.
Submitted by Adoptee / Adopted Person searching for Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child UNKNOWN
Year of child’s birth 1996
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Dagim Tesfaye
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 2-3 years old
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1999
Age of child at adoption 3
Year child was adopted February 2000
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 1
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about siblings Dagim was adopted with her older sister Martha. Dagim was 3 years old and Martha was 9 years old when adopted.
Additional information about the child The children may have come from the village or town called Melkagebdu / Mengachedu / Melka Jebdu near Dire Dawa.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Les Enfants Reine de la Miséricorde / Queen of Mercy
Additional adoption agency information Les Enfants Reine de la Miséricorde / Queen of Mercy
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Mr. Bayon
Country to which the child was adopted France
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity in DIRE DAWA
Region of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
Zone of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
City/Town of orphanage or care center Dire Dawa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Dagim remembers it as a little house with religious sisters
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Missionaries of Charity in ADDIS ABABA
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Information for Relinquished Children
Region where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
Zone where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
City/town where child was relinquished UNKNOWN
