Two years was all it took. Before he was accepted into St Jude’ as a Form 5 student in 2013, most of Emmanuel’s education had been at a government school. Once he graduated last year, that experience became a driving force in his decision to spend the second half of his Community Service Year helping […]
Asha is afraid of nothing, how many 10 year olds can say that? Her favourite subject is science because her teacher, Mr Samwel Jackson, “is so smart funny and nice,” she says. Asha likes learning about animals, especially lions, and how lions like to kill and eat zebras. Asha’s favourite person in the world is […]
Overcoming vision impairment in a developing country is no easy task, especially when you’re trying to focus on your education, but two of our students have done just that.
2015 was one of our most successful years fighting poverty through education! Not only did our first ever Form 6 graduating class finish in the top 10% in Tanzania, these amazing graduates went on to help thousands of students at under-resourced government schools by volunteering as teachers. Our amazing supporters helped us with one of […]
There’s one thing Ezekiel wants to do when he finishes university and gets the job of his dreams. “I’m going to buy my parents a house,” the smiley 15-year-old says. And, boy, do they deserve it. Ezekiel’s parents, Jenifer and Michael, are unskilled workers in one of the world's poorest countries, spending everything they have […]
As a journalist, it is not often you get to see a tangible example of the effect your work can have. Sometimes you hope that a particular story will achieve something — expose an injustice or bring about much-needed change, but most of the time, the world goes on as it was. So getting an […]
It's dress rehearsal for the inaugural graduation ceremony at the School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania, and the formidable Gemma Sisia is trying to convince me she has pulled back from supervising every detail at the school she founded 13 years ago. But with five days to go before the big event, it doesn't […]
For almost five years Andrew 'Sarge' Hives has coordinated Emergency Response Plans for all campuses and teaches evacuation education to students during annual visits to the school.
"I need to succeed with my education so I can fight poverty and my family can live a sustainable life," says Lopoi, a 20-year-old student from the Maasai region of Monduli, one hour outside Arusha. Lopoi is the third oldest of 19 siblings in a family that is trapped in poverty. Neither of his parents […]
Bright-eyed seven-year-old Emanuel is a man of the people, as popular on the playgrounds of St Jude's as he is among the adults in the school's office. "Everyone knows Emanuel because he comes into the office every day just to say hello and ask us how we are," says St Jude's Community Service team member […]
"Education is empowerment," says Tumaini, a single mother raising two children in a cramped single-room house in one of Arusha's poorest suburbs. "With an education you can get a job anywhere. You can do anything." For many Tanzanians, education is out of reach. The average Tanzanian spends just 5.11 years at school and only 35% […]
Our very own stylish ambassador, Rebel Wilson, proved what a champion she is when she recently conquered a charity challenge on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Not only did Rebel take Ellen’s Fashionable Charity Challenge in her high-heeled stride, she did it to win USD$10,000 for our school. Rebel appeared on the hugely popular show to […]
Our Upper Primary English department hosted the final of its three annual school debates, with the rousing subject of ‘Who Would Make the Best Tanzanian President?'
The entire student body and all our staff got together at our Sisia Campus to celebrate St Jude's Day with an extravaganza of singing, dancing and cultural shows. Our talented students entertained each other with moving and entertaining performances giving thanks to St Jude, the patron saint of lost and desperate causes, and the people […]
Nature, team work and the great outdoors were all part of the hiking experience some of our senior primary students enjoyed last month. More than 20 students took part in a Twiga group hike around the local Moshono area to appreciate the local plant and animal life, as well as learn about hiking etiquette and […]
Due to cerebral palsy, Lightness is unable to use her hands, even for the most basic of tasks. Amazingly, the cheery 13-year-old has adapted to learn, eat – and even paint! - with her feet.
Giving back Justin may only have been at The School of St Jude in Tanzania for the last two years of his secondary schooling, but the impact of that education will last a lifetime. “I came from a government school so I know how much the students need help there,” he said, on the cusp […]
A BOURNEMOUTH woman discovered the power of education for disadvantaged children during a visit to a ‘life-changing’ school in Tanzania. Louise Scott spent two nights at The School of St Jude with her partner George Spring and his daughter, Isabella. After climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Louise and her group paid a visit to the school and […]
It was an insight into the world of medicine many of our eager senior secondary biology students had been waiting for. Six medical specialists from the United States, with experience ranging from ophthalmology to public health, found they were equally impressed with our students’ response to their two-day visit. “(The students) have a great awareness, […]
I went for a jog this afternoon. It may have been hot, bone-dry and dusty, and I shared the animal dung-peppered village paths with all sorts of exhaust-billowing vehicles, but this afternoon's exercise will likely be some of the best I'll ever experience. Because, despite all that, every run my husband and I have taken […]
