Gemma sisia autobiography definition
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Program: Building a school for the world’s poorest children — Gemma Sisia's story
Australian-born Gemma Sisia had many doubters when she declared she wanted to build a school for children in Tanzania.
Proving them wrong was the incentive she needed.
More than fifteen years later, Gemma provides hundreds of children the chance to receive an education, as well as daily meals and transport.
The flow-on effect has seen families and the wider community flourish and she has no plans to slow down.
Further information
Originally broadcast March 2020
Just after this conversation went to air, Gemma had to hurry back to Tanzania due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
All schools in Tanzania closed for three months, so St Jude’s students had to return home, but the school kept up their learning with home packs, containing study materials, cleaning products and staple foods, delivered to their homes.
142 St Jude’s alumni have now graduated from university through a program for gra
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In 2002, three shy yet hopeful young Tanzanians stepped through the doors of a small school built on hope, determination, and aching muscles. Today, that school is changing the lives of thousands of disadvantaged youths and the communities they call home.
Enock Ephrahim was a young student at a government school in Arusha, Tanzania, when he first noticed the School of St Jude’s colourful school buses driving through the streets.
“I grew up in a small Masai Boma and saw the struggles of life,” says Enock.
“My grandfather was a fortune teller and a traditional healer, and my father was his only son. So, my father never got access to education as he had to help my grandfather and care for the cows. When I was born, my father wanted me to have an education instead, but he didn’t have the means.
“I just wanted an education that could help me help my people. I always felt like my people had given up on education; we had no role models at all. By the time I was starting Class 1
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Gemma Sisia
Australian humanitarian (born 1971)
Gemma Sisia, AM | |
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| Born | 3 November 1971 (1971-11-03) (age 53) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Establishing The School of St Jude |
| Children | 4 |
Gemma SisiaOAM (born Gemma Rice;[1] 3 November 1971[2]) is an Australian humanitarian who founded The School of St Jude in Tanzania in 2002.[3] The school provides free, high-quality education scholarships to over 1,800 of the brightest and most deserving Tanzanian children, with boarding for its 1,400 secondary students.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Sisia was raised on a wool sheep property in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.[2][5] She was the daughter of Sue and Basil Rice, the youngest and only girl in a family of eight children.[2] As a child, she competed in show jumping and spent time mustering sheep, swimming, and fishing in the waterfalls at the family property.&#