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Fighting Poverty through Education.

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FIGHTING POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION A most informative and inspiring evening was held on March 18 th 2025. Gemma Sisia spoke to a combined clubs’ meeting hosted by Belrose Rotary and held at Forestville RSL. Members and guests from 5 other Rotary clubs attended.     Pres Diana Hart (left) and Gemma Sisia In 2002, Gemma opened the School of St Jude in Tanzania on a gifted piece of two acres of land. The school started with a mission to provide free, quality education to high-performing students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Northern Tanzania. Today St Jude’s includes three schools, 1,800 students on full scholarships, almost 350 staff and a groundbreaking tertiary program with over 300 tertiary graduates.   Her presentation went through the years of building the school, its excellent academic record, prioritising nutrition with daily meals and clean water, optimising health checks with international volunteers, boarding facilities for thr...
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A busy few weeks.

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 The club has met every Tuesday for the last three weeks.   Tuesday 18 th February 2025 - A Fortunate Life President Diana gave a most interesting and highly informative presentation entitled “A fortunate Life”. It covered much of her life’s history but focused on her experiences and major happenings in Rotary- initially at Freshwater then with Balgowlah club. Being a physician meant that she has been also able to serve and travel thought Rotary: Diana teamed with doctors in Nepal (Plastic Surgery Team) New Guinea (Australian Doctors International,                                               Her presentation also outlined the club’s Community and International activities, along with the charities supported and various events and projects undertaken. It provided a summary of the different aspects of the club's achievements over the years and its stand...
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