Female baby found in Adama in 2006 and taken to Gelgella Integrated Orphans / Gelgela Integrated Orphans in Sebeta. She was adopted to the USA in 2007 through Christian World Adoption which is now closed.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for Ethiopian family
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Sebeta
Year of child’s birth 2006
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Derartu / Derarratu – could have been named by the orphanage
Name of child at the time of adoption Derartu – could have been named by the orphanage
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 2007
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child chicken pock on forehead and back
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Christian World Adoption (USA) CWA
Additional adoption agency information Addis Ababa
Ethiopian representative of adoption agency Eyob, Aster
Other adoption agency workers Kassahun, Sheba, Zebaney
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Receiving country representative Sue Kramer, Mary Patrick, Tracy Froidcoeur
Additional adoption agency information Christian World Adoption agency is now closed
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Gelgella Integrated Orphans / Gelgela Integrated Orphans
Region of orphanage or care center Oromia Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Additional information about this orphanage or care center Sebeta Town Administration
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN
Region of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
Zone of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
City/Town of orphanage or care center UNKNOWN
Information for Abandoned Children
Name of person who found the child Abandoned and found by police, possibly October 2006.
Region where child was found Oromia Region
Zone where child was found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was found Adama
Additional information that could be useful in making a match
Sebeta Town Administration
letter # P/M/S/3-13/99 dated 20/10/2006
signed and sealed by Emebet Akalu Beyene
Publick service Cultural and Social Affairs Office Head
Yeshi Besufekad (Manager)
