• 85% of the population in this area are illiterate.
  
• Students migrate to major towns of the country to find better education.

WHERE WE ARE / OUR LOCATION

Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar. Ethiopia's largest inland body of water, LakeTana, is located in Amhara, as well as the Semien Mountains National Park, which includes the highest point in Ethiopia, Ras Dashan.

During Ethiopia's imperial era, Amhara was divided into several provinces (such as Gondar, Gojjam, Begemder and Lasta), most of which were ruled by native Ras or Negus. The Amhara Region incorporated most of the former provinces of Begemder, Gojjam, and Wollo in 1995.

Mota, Ethiopia Mota is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, and on the secondary road that links Dejen with Bahir Dar overlooking the Abay /Blue Nile/ River, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9°15′N, 36°47′E.

One local landmark is Sebara Deldei or "the Broken Bridge", a stone footbridge built by foreign stoneworkers during the reign of Emperor Fasilides. Another local landmark is the church of Weyzazirt Kidhane Mihret, which was constructed by Woizero Seble Wengel, the daughter of Emperor Fasilides. She and her husband are buried there.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 31,483, of whom 15,619 were males and 15,864 were females. It is the largest of three settlements in Hulet Ej Enese woreda.

Due to the presence of Sebara Deldei, one of only two bridges across the Abay River until the late 19th century, Mota became a major commercial center, which was described by at least one group of European travelers as "the most considerable market" in Gojjam; it attracted merchants from as far away as Begemder, Gondar and Tigray. Here one could obtain cotton cloth, cattle, and horses. Likewise, Mota was the seat of an important royal fiefdom during the Gondarine period. In the twentieth century, Mota was the administrative center of the Mota awraja or district, which was one of the hotspots of the Gojjam peasant revolt in 1968.

There is a large collection At Mota Giyorgis of Persian carpets as well as a rich group of silk garments which had belonged to Woleta Israel, daughter of Iyasu II, who founded the church in 1747 EC, as well as a great many other vestments and possessions of other figures of the Gojjam nobility. Mota Giyorgis also had interesting manuscripts, including a rare illustrated copy of an Is kinder, a romanticized history of Alexander the Great.

What we teach

All subjects are taught in English (except for Amharic literacy):

1. English Literacy

2. Amharic Literacy

3. Mathematics

4. Science

5. Social Studies

6. The Arts

7. Health and Physical Education

8. Character (Moral) Education / To learn about and practice virtues such as patience, truthfulness and kindness, etc.

To learn how to make moral choices, To practice doing good deeds.

For more information, contact us.

Visit or write to us at:-

Monday - Friday:

8:30AM - 4:00PM

Kana-Academy

Woreda 2, Kebele 04, Houe No.

Kambo Area

P.O. Box 30

Motta, Ethiopia

Liaison Office

P.O. Box 797

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Call Us:

+251 918 760377

+251 911 556829

+251 911 020276

Internet: www.kana-academy.com

Email: kanaacademy@ethionet.et

Alternate E-mail: kanaruralschool@yahoo.com