Adoptee Search: Female infant found by a police officer in Dukem, Southwest Shewa, Oromia Region, in 2005 at age 0-3 weeks. She was in private foster care before being moved to Sele Enat Mahiber in Addis Ababa. She was adopted to Australia through International Family Law Branch, Attorney-General’s Department in 2006.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for child’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Believed to be from a town called Dukem 35 kms south of Addis
Year of child’s birth 2005
Name of child at the time of adoption Mimi
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2005
Age of child at adoption 0-12 months
Year child was adopted 2006
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Came into the orphanage from Dukem town aged from approximately newborn to 3 weeks of age, in October or Early November 2005
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed International Family Law Branch (Australia), Attorney-General’s Department
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Lakew
Other adoption agency workers Misrak
Country to which the child was adopted Australia
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN
Orphanage or care center representative Foster Home in Dukem
Other orphanage or care center workers Mulu Lubea
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Southwest Shewa – Oromia Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Dukem town
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Sele Enat
Orphanage or care center representative Sele Enat Mahiber (in Addis)
Other orphanage or care center workers Meku Jegin, Almaz Denkayehu Abay
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
Information for Found Children
Name of person who found the child Sgt Tilhun Shibiru
Relationship or title of person who found the child Police officer (as of 2014 now an Inspector of Police in Dukem)
Region where child was found Oromia Region
Zone where child was found East Shewa – Oromia Region
City/town where child was found Dukem
Police Officer involved with the case Sgt Tilhun Shibiru (in 2014 now an Inspector of Police in Dukem)
Others who assisted the child Almaz Dinkayehu, Mulu Lubea
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Child was found in Dukem. The family visited Dukem in 2014 and met with the police officer who found her. He has no knowledge of any birth family. They would love to find birth family, as would their daughter, as she really wants to know her Ethiopian family.
