fighting poverty through education
DESCRIPTION
Gemma Sisia believes that quality education is the only vehicle to transport the disadvantaged out of the poverty cycle. After moving to her husband’s village in Tanzania, she set out to build a school for impoverished children. Family, friends, and her local Rotary club enabled her to open St Jude’s with three students in 2002. Come hear Gemma tell her story, and learn how Rotary clubs and supporters around the world now ensure that 1,800 students currently enrolled are breaking the cycle of generational poverty.TRANSCRIPT
Established 2002
East Afric
a
Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater
Mt Kilimanjaro
Many of the people live in poverty…
How did it all begin?
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1st block of land for the school……
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Finally the school opened in Jan 2002…
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Fundraising
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Building more classrooms
and more boarding houses
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Employing more staff….
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Enrolling more students….
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The School of St Jude is now made up of:3 schools and 2 boarding campuses
~1800 students (1200+boarders)~450 staff
Each school has its own locally lead leadership team…
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Oversee everything on their campus
They also oversee the ~50 Parent Committee
The other half is the Business Section……
The East African Fund Inc Charity Board
The School of St Jude Ltd Board
Jon Ford
What is my current job role?
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So who can come to St Jude’s?
But it’s not just the children who benefit
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What’s next?
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Continue to bring in 150 new kids each year
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Meet Ainess
We will continue to work with Rotarians in fighting poverty through Education.
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Continue to have a good relationship with Government
officials
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Continue to welcome visitors to
the school!
We need 150
student packages
to be sponsored
Consider St Jude’s
when planning your Will
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Make a one off donation to our 2014 Appeal
www.schoolofstjude.org