Ethiopian Family Search and Adoption Connection | Beteseb Felega
Ethiopia Family Search: A free, grassroots effort to reunite family members separated by adoption. Over 150 solved cases. An American NGO registered to operate in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian mother and sister, Shefena and Hiwot, are searching for Genet, also known as Firewoin, who was born in 1975 and adopted at 10 months old to Sweden. The adoption was processed through the Bureau of Social Affairs in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian family is living in Dire Dawa now. It is unclear if Genet … Continue reading Ethiopian Family Searching for Genet Adopted to Sweden in 1975-1976
Ethiopian family searching for Elias Sisay adopted to Spain in 2010 መረጃውን ያስገባው / Submitted by ኢትዮጵያውያን ቤተሰብ / Ethiopian Family ስለ ህጻኑ(ኗ) መረጃ / Child’s Information የህጻኑ(ኗ) ጾታ Gender of Child ወንድ Boy የህጻኑ(ኗ) የልደት ቀን(እንደ አውሮፓውያን አቆጣጠር) / Year of Child’s Birth (Western Calendar) 2010 ህጻኑ(ኗ) ሲወለድ የተሰጠው ስም( ቅጽል ስሞችን ይጨምሩ) / … Continue reading Ethiopian family searching for Elias Sisay adopted to Spain in 2010
Adoptee Search – Mihret is searching for her family. She is from Addis Ababa and was adopted to Netherlands in 1997 as an infant. The adoption was facilitated by Alemu Tadesse, Getachew Shiferaw (taxi driver) Wogayehu Hailemariam, and Hannah Berhanu and Stichting Afrika. She may have been in Black Lion Hospital, where Hana Berhanu was … Continue reading Adoptee Search – Mihret Adopted to Netherlands in 1997 via Stichting Afrika and Social Worker Hana Berhanu
Ethiopian family searching for boy named Baby born in 1996 and adopted to an unknown country using an unknown adoptive agency. Baby was listed as being found in Kolfe, Addis Ababa, and entered the Kidane Mehret orphanage around 3 months old when a police officer, Alemnesh, brought him in. The father of the child is … Continue reading Ethiopian Family Search: Boy Named Baby Born in 1996 and Adopted Via Kidane Mihret
Boy named Benyam Gethachew born 1990 in Addis Ababa. He was abandoned at age 5 and spent time at Mother Teresa Shelter and then at AHOPE in Addis Ababa. He was adopted in 1996 to USA through Adoption Alliance. Submitted by Adoptee Child’s Information Gender of Child Boy Year of child’s birth 1990 Ethiopian birth … Continue reading Adoptee Search: Boy Born 1990 in Addis Ababa Adopted in 1996 to USA
Ethiopian Family Searching for Misrak, adopted to Norway in 2001 as a baby (unclear if the dates are EC or GC). The entire family is living and hoping to know how Misrak is doing. The adoption agency is Adopsjonsforum. Misrak’s Ethiopian mother and father are Genet and Tesfaye. Post placement photos are on file. There … Continue reading Ethiopian Family Searching for Misrak Adopted to Norway in 2001
Ethiopian Mother searching for her twins, a boy and a girl, named Abel and Samrawit. They were adopted to France around 1996-1997. መረጃውን ያስገባው / Submitted by ኢትዮጵያውያን ቤተሰብ / Ethiopian Family ስለ ህጻኑ(ኗ) መረጃ / Child’s Information የህጻኑ(ኗ) ጾታ Gender of Child ወንድ Boy and Girl Twins የህጻኑ(ኗ) የልደት ቀን(እንደ አውሮፓውያን አቆጣጠር) / Year … Continue reading Ethiopian Family Search for Twins Abel and Samrawit Adopted to France Around 1997
Ethiopian mother and father are searching for boy adopted to Norway as an infant in 1997. His name at the time was just “Baby.” The mother says, “My son is now 24 years, 5 months and 23 days, until the day I gave this information on February 29, 2022.” መረጃውን ያስገባው / Submitted by ኢትዮጵያውያን … Continue reading Ethiopian Family Searching for Boy Adopted to Norway in 1997
Adoptee Search – Alemayehu Bekele was born in 1989 GC or 1981 EC in Addis Ababa. He was adopted through Missionaries of Charity to Netherlands at age 4. Alemayehu Bekele is the name stated in the birth certificate, but another document states that the date of birth is unknown. Alemayehu lived with his mother at … Continue reading Adoptee Search – Alemayehu Born in 1989 GC and Adopted Through Missionaries of Charity to Netherlands
Adoptee Search – Melaku was born in Addis Ababa in 1993. We do not know for sure if his mother named him or the orphanage. He placed into Missionaries of Charity Orphanage and then Toukoul Orphanage. Finally he was adopted to France at the age of 1 in 1994. His paperwork mentions that his mother … Continue reading Adoptee Search: Boy Born in Addis in 1993 and Adopted to France in 1994
