1. Welcome to The School of St Jude Tanzania, Africa

2. St Jude’s is a charity-funded school providing over 1,500 students with a free, high-quality education.

3. With thousands of applicants annually, less than 1% will become St Jude’s students.

4. Without an education, children face a continuing cycle of poverty, hard labour and sickness.

5. So what are we doing about it?

6. After university Gemma Rice (now Sisia) left her family in Australia to volunteer as a teacher in Uganda.

7. Gemma came to the belief that a good education should be a right and NOT a privilege. She believed education was the best way to fight poverty.

8. After receiving a piece of land from her father-in-law, Gemma promised to build a small school in Arusha, Tanzania to help break the cycle of poverty that grips the nation.

9. Founded with the assistance and dedication of Rotary Clubs and friends, the building of St Jude’s began in 2001.

10. St Jude ’ s first classrooms were built by volunteers from Gemma ’ s home district in Northern NSW, Australia.

11. From humble beginnings with one volunteer teacher and three students in 2002, St Jude’s began to grow…

12. …and grow and grow!

13. Gemma believed that regardless of skin colour, country of birth, religion or tribe, every child deserves the best.

14. And so, good classrooms were built, qualified local teachers employed, quality education resources acquired and a safe school environment developed so that both students and staff could thrive.

15. Now in 2012, St Jude’s provides a free, high-quality education to over 1,500 of the poorest children, with boarding rooms provided for over 1,000.

17. A school where your child will not only receive a FREE, high-quality education, but also…

18. nourishing food and fresh water…

19. annual medical checks…

20. a fleet of 21 buses transporting students and staff everyday…

21. libraries filled with books, computer labs….

22. an opportunity for increasing knowledge and understanding…

23. boarding houses with electricity and running water that provide a safe, hygienic place to live, study and play.

24. A school where passion and desire to challenge yourself are celebrated!

25. So that St Jude’s will enable both current and future students to experience the joys of living as fulfilled adults.

26. We are so blessed with the wonderful supporters from around the globe who share in our hopes, aspirations and dreams. Together we stand shoulder to shoulder in the shared belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.

27. HOW CAN YOU HELP? Make a donation of any amount….. $10 will buy textbooks or a basket of carrots!

28. HOW CAN YOU HELP? Fundraise for one of these five areas: 1.School Uniforms 2.Food 3.Bus maintenance 4.General maintenance 5. Teacher resources

29. Follow The School of St Jude on LIKEOUR BLOGWATCH www.schoolofstjude.org

30. Together the St Jude’s Family is making a difference in the lives of so many children in Tanzania, their families and communities. From everyone at St Jude’s we all say a huge…