Two sisters, Elsa (born in 1994/1995) and Tariqua (born in 1997/1998), were born in Sajia, a little town near Jimma, Oromia Region. They were placed in Kidane Mehret Orphanage in Addis Ababa in July 2002 and adopted in 2003 to Italy via Centro Aiuti per l’Etiopia. They are searching for their 4 older siblings Tzekka, Berreket, Tesfaye, and Messeret.
Submitted by Adoptive parent searching for children’s Ethiopian family
Child’s Information
This is Elsa 3 months after adoption: she was about 9 yo.
Gender of Child female
Ethnicity of Child Oromo
Year of child’s birth 1994 / 1995
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Elsa Teshale
Name of child at the time of adoption Elsa Teshale
Ethiopian family members’ names Tzekka, Berreket, Tesfaye, Messeret (sisters and brothers)
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 8
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2002
Age of child at adoption 9
Year child was adopted 2003
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 1
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about siblings Elsa was adopted with her younger sister Tariqua
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed Centro Aiuti per l’Etiopia (Italy)
Country to which the child was adopted Italy
Receiving country representative Roberto Rabattoni
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed Kidane Mehret
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
Additional information about this orphanage or care center At the time of adoption, the orphanage was managed by Christian sisters from Malta
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN orphanage
Information for Relinquished Children
This is Tariqua 3 months after adoption: she was about 6 yo.
Region where child was relinquished Oromia Region
Zone where child was relinquished Jimma – Oromia Region
City/town where child was relinquished Jimma
Additional information that could be useful in making a match Elsa (born in 1994/1995) and Tariqua (born in 1997/1998) were born in Sajia, a little town near Jimma, and they lived there together with their parents, sisters and brothers. Their mother died soon after the birth of Tariqua, in 1997 or 1998. Few years later, also their father died for an infection, so Elsa and Tariqua remained with their siblings: Messeret (today about 31-32 yo), Tesfaye (about 29-30 yo), Berreket (about 27-28 yo), Tzekka (about 24-25 yo). In July, 2002, Elsa and Tariqua were taken from Sajia to Addis Ababa, in Kidane Mehret Orphanage and we met them March 29, 2003. We are looking for their siblings. We suppose all siblings (Tzekka, Berreket, Tesfaye, Messeret T.) remained in Sajia, Jimma, where Elsa and Tariqua were born.
