Tanzania Australia

POPULATION 36.6M 20MCapital City Dar er Salaam 2.6M

Population Denisity 30.3 p/skm 2.5 p/skmBirth Rate 39/1000 12.4/1000Death Rate 17.45/1000 7.38/1000Population Increase 1.95 .9Life Expectancy Females 45 83

Males 43 77Infant mortality 102/1000 4.76/1000

Tanzania Australia

Inflation 5.4% 2.6%National Budget

Revenue $US 2.0 B $US 222 BExpenditure $US 2.1 B $US 221 B

Literacy Females 70.7% 99% Males 86% 99%

Religion Muslin 36% Muslin/Jew/Bahi 13% Christian 38% Christian 76% Animist 36% Non Christian 11%

SCHOOL HISTORY

At 22 Gemma Rice volunteed in East Africa for a few yearsShe witnessed people caught in Third World povertyShe returned home to Armidale in NSW to a rewarding teaching positionAt 24 Gemma with her persuasion convinced friends etc to donate $5 a month to enable two Uganda young women to go to schoolShe continued to obtain books, teaching aids, classroom equipment, computers sewing machines, clothes, in order to start up a school Friends from Gemma’s home district formed a volunteer team to establish the very first classrooms, this was the first of many Rotary teams

One of Gemma’sclose friends, has since died from aids

Gemma Rice becomesGemma Sisiamarrying Richard Sisia

Jacob Nathaniel

In 2002 Gemma founded The School of St Jude which started with just a handful of children. Today it has an enrolement of approx 700 children with 150 staff

New classrooms & infrastucture are growing daily to allow the students to progress into Grade 6 -2006, Grade 7 - 2007, Form 1 - 2008 right through to the end of secondary school

Sponsorship & donation schemes have allowed the dream of having underprivelged children become educated a reality

Why St Jude – St Jude was the patron saint of the “lost or impossible causes”

SCHOOL STRUCTURE

The school currently provdes education as follows

Level Average age No of students No of classesKinder 5 -6 yrs 31 1Prep 6 – 7 yrs 62 2Std One 7 – 8 yrs 145 5Std Two 8 – 9 yrs 147 5Std Three 9 – 10 yrs 154 5Std Four 10 – 11 yrs 132 5Std Five 11 – 12 yrs 28 1

TOTAL 699

The School is located on approx 3 acres.

This year they have purchased 30 acres of nearby land at the cost of A$340,000

This is being funded by selling off 30sm of the land to supporters of the school for $100 each As at August over

3000 blocks have been sold

By 2009 a new campus will open offering free education for 1,000 children on this land

DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL

Support a student for 12 months $1,100.00

Support a Classroom for 12 months $500.00

Support a school Bus for 12 months $500.00 Schools total monthly fuel bill - $1,500.00

Support a Teacher for 12 months $500.00

OUR COMMITMENT

Rotary Club & the Charitable Trust are supporting two students for at least 2 years

JOSEPHINA APORNALY

Eldest of 3 Children

Born 26.3.’96

Father has no workMother works for a sewing machine company

Family rent a home of rendered cement, mud & iron

They keep some ducks

Family are Catholic

Sponsored by the CharitableTrust

JOSEPHINA & Family

KASSIM YAHYA

2nd child of 4 children

Born 12.7.’96

Would like to become a pilot

Parents divorced Father not aroundMother sells pancakes on the roadside

Family rents their home

Family are of Muslim faith

Sponsored by the Rotary Club

Gemma’s husband Richard conducts safaries in nearby Game reserves where buffaloes,elephants girafes,

leopards,lions, zebras, etc are numerous

Participation in these safaries is encouraged when visiting the School

PREVIOUS FAIM TRIPS

1990 Catholic School Bereina Papua New GuineaRob Horn Ian Stewart Mike McAuliffe Bernie BoxerKen Daly (Unley Club)

1995 Kakoda Hospital Kakoda Papua New GuineaAlan Bartram Colin Fanning Mike McAuliffe Ian Stewart Michael Adler & Darren Allwood (Apprentices)

1996 Malaita Island, Solomon IslandAlan Bartram Robert Cesana Tony Hughes Alan MossClayton Lush & Paul Pickles (Apprentices)

1999 Gaubin Hospital Karkar IslandStephen Horn (Robert’s son) Mark Abbott (Salisbury Club)

Is it Time for another WORK PARTY, but with a difference?

To a distance landTo a facinating country

To encourage our partners to join us To experience a world class safari trip

To meet our sponsored students & their families

TimingNovember 2007

Duration Say 21 days overallTwo weeks working at the schoolSafari 6 daysReturning via Zanzibar

Size of team Flexible, some have indicated their interest 12 to 15 maximium

Accommodation – Quite good, new building. Rooms have their own bathroom , bed & linen. By African standards it is excellent !!! However often water goes off with the power Work on building new classrooms etc & general improvement of facilities to cater for increased no of studentsAssistance in school operations are always encouraged

COSTS APPROX

Air Fares – Economy 2,800.00*Food & Washing 200.00Safari – 3 days - Lodge

3days - Camping 1,500.00Sundry travel & Costs 1,000.00

Total Approx – Per person $5,500.00

* This is tax deductable if organised through RAWCS

SO WHERE TO FROM HERE?

Consider if you , your partner, any of your friends, would be interested in joining the work party

Let me know of your interest within the next four weeks, and I will arrange an appropriate get together, so plans can

be formulated

Visit the web site of The SCHOOL OF S JUDE