Greetings from St Judes
We just received a nice post card from the students of St Judes School in Tanzania The school of St Jude: This amazing school in Tanzania was started by Gemma Sisia who travelled from Australia to Uganda to volunteer as a teacher, where she taught girls science and sewing. This experience lead to a fervent belief that a free, high-quality education should be the right of all children in the world and that education is the strongest weapon in the fight against poverty, corruption and political instability. How it came about in Tanzania When Gemma first had the idea of starting a free private school for the poorest children in Africa with just a $10 donation from her friend, she knew she would need a major support system. It was at this time Gemma’s father, Basil, introduced her to Rotary. She was given the opportunity to speak to her local Rotary club in her hometown of Armidale, New South Wales. The extremely generous Armidale, Tamworth and Inverell Rotary and Inner Wheel clubs ...