Podcast appearances and mentions of gemma sisia

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In this episode of Inside St Jude's, Enock, a St Jude's alum who was on an Australian tour and a book launch led by Gemma Sisia, our Founder and Director shares his experiences throughout the journey.

Jonty and Ness talk to Gemma Sisia about her incredible work overseas providing hope to the hopeless through education, and the new book The School That Hope Built by Gemma and Madeline Kelly.Buy "The School That Hope Built"Live Show Tickets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gemma Sisia grew up on a sheep and cattle property in northern New South Wales, as one of eight children. After finishing school, she went to Africa to teach... that was 22 years ago and she's never looked back! Gemma met her husband on safari (that's a cracking story) and had four children. You'll hear about the incredible cultural differences and how she was treated after having her babies over there. Amongst it all, Gemma had a dream to build a school that would support some of Africa's poorest children. In 2002, she established the School of St Jude in Tanzania which provides free, high-quality education to thousands of children. She is a true humanitarian and what she's done is remarkable.  And it all started with just a couple of acres. This is her story. Motherland is very proud to launch the Motherland Village Scholarship fund which will enable 20 rural mums who are experiencing financial hardship, to access our mother's group program free of charge over the next 12 months. We're very grateful to have the support of Thankful4Farmers for this project.  Applications are open now at motherlandaustralia.com.au/scholarshipWe're now taking enrolments for our October 0-3 years program! https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia

Once again Radio Rotary reports from the annual Rotary Convention, this year in Houston, TX, where Dave and Kathy Kruger interviewed representatives of organizations that work with Rotary to make a difference in the world. Stephen Popper, president and CEO of Meals of Hope, tells about how that organization partners with Rotary clubs to pack five different nutritious meals for food pantries to disperse. Razia Jan relates the story of how she, as an Afghan native living in Massachusetts, came to found two free schools to educated girls and women in Afghanistan, still thriving despite the Taliban government. Gemma Sisia used her Rotary connections to found the School of St. Jude, which educates nearly 2,000 impoverished Africans annually as well as supplying volunteer teachers for Tanzanian government school. President and CEO of Mediators Beyond Borders, Prabha Sankaranarayan leads Mediators Beyond Borders International, an official Service Partner of Rotary International that has been working for peace since 1910. The fifteen international Service Partner—organizations such as ShelterBox and Habitat for Humanity—work closely with Rotary but also maintain separate chartable operations. Learn more: Houston Rotary Convention: https://convention.rotary.org/en/houston Meals of Hope: https://mealsofhope.org/ Razia's Ray of Hope: https://raziasrayofhope.org/ School of St. Jude: https://www.schoolofstjude.org/ Mediators Beyond Boarders International: https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/ Service Partners of Rotary International: https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/about-rotary/partners CATEGORIES Education International Programs Nutrition Peace Rotary International Service Organizations Women WORDS TO LINK: Women's Education, Food Programs, Mediation, Africa, Afghanistan, Schools --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiorotary/support

Gemma Sisia has earned a global reputation through building one of the top performing schools in Tanzania, East Africa. And she built it, literally, from scratch. Well, that's not quite true - a friend had donated $10 to the cause. Can you imagine the challenges?All this is a long way from the sheep farm she grew up on in northern New South Wales, Australia, where education, hard work as well as plenty of fun, were considered essential. After gaining her tertiary qualifications, like a lot of people, she set off to Africa and also like most people, she fell in love with the place. Her greatest desire was to try and do something to help the poor. But unlike most people, actually, let's face it, unlike nearly all people, she did do something to help the poor. And twenty years later, she's still helping them. Gemma's work continues to leave such an indelible mark that, in 2007 she was honoured with an Order of Australia Medal, her story has featured not once, but twice on ABC TV's Australia Story as well as 60 Minutes. The School of St Jude, in Tanzania, provides a free, high-quality education to nearly 2000 of the poorest and brightest students in that region. And it's not just the children that benefit. St Jude puts back around $7M US into the local economy supporting builders, farmers, mechanics, teachers, school staff etc. The school is celebrating its 20th year this year….and its first group of doctors that have now graduated from university (one with the University Medal) all of whom started with St Jude when it first opened its doors.90% of it is really really hard work. But she wouldn't change a thing. And a lot of people are very grateful for that.Head to their website www.schoolofstjude.org to see how you may be able to help this remarkable woman. 

A donation of land and $10 was all Australian-born Gemma needed to establish The School of St Jude in Tanzania (R)

A donation of land and $10 was all Australian-born Gemma needed to establish The School of St Jude in Tanzania (R)

Gemma Sisia grew up in Australia and has been living in Tanzania for the past 20 years. In 2002, she founded the School of St. Jude, a charity school in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. Today the school has more than 1800 students.Gemma saw for herself how her parents always made school fees the priority, even when times were tough. When she graduated as a maths and science teacher and had the opportunity to teach in Tanzania, she did. But in the mid- 90's, many of the students she was teaching had to leave because they were losing their parents to AIDS and weren't able to pay the school fees. That really upset her.Back in Australia she told her parents: ‘I'm going to build a school in Africa that doesn't charge school fees'. She was under 25 and thanks to her vision and a friend's $10 donation, she opened a bank account and started fundraising.When she arrived in Tanzania in 2001 , she built the first classrooms in six months. Today she manages an impressive USD 6 million budget to run all of their schools.Their staff is mainly local and their ethos is based on keeping their students in the country or in Africa to make a difference in the long term.Listen to some of her students too in this incredible interview!I would love to hear any comments you might have on this episode and respond to any questions. You can find me on the Brave New World Facebook page, on Linkedin or on my website: www.ceciliapoullain.comCecilia PoullainFounder of Brave New WomenCoach - Empowering Women to Find their VoiceMusic: Stephen Marquis www.songsta.com.auEditing: Talal BourokiCecilia PoullainFounder of Brave New WomenCoach - Empowering Women to Find their Voice

The coronavirus lockdown has had a strong impact even on how artists work. Melbourne-based artist Anna Minardo explains how she is planning to paint the portrait of an Australian woman who lives and works in Tanzania, via online linkups. The subject is Gemma Sisia, founder of The School of St Jude. - L'artista Anna Minardo, romana d'origine ma residente a Melbourne, racconta il suo ultimo progetto. Si tratta del ritratto di Gemma Sisia, una donna australiana impegnata in un progetto umanitario in Tanzania, che la pittrice realizzerà via Skype.

A donation of land and $10 was all Australian-born Gemma needed to establish The School of St Jude in Tanzania

A donation of land and $10 was all Australian-born Gemma needed to establish The School of St Jude in Tanzania

This week we speak to Gemma Sisia. Gemma is the Founder and driving force behind St Jude’s School in Tanzania and set up the School in 2002. Gemma’s mottos are to fight poverty through education and that education is a right not a privilege. St Jude's is a school run entirely on donations and provides a private education for the poorest of the poor in Tanzania. Gemma is in Australia to help fundraise for the school. With her is former St Jude's School student Godwyn who recently graduated is about to attend university in America.

“I'm sick and tired of the things you never get tired of…so that's why I decorate my house the way I do”     Every community has characters.  Evi Ferrier is one of Perth's.   Her home, in the swanky suburb of Mosman, is mosaicked from top to bottom  - a riot of eye-catching  colour in a sea of boring good taste.  Her free spirit and sense of fun pervades everything she does and she's a strong supporter of the arts as well as being an artist herself. Although she'd shown aptitude for art at school, it wasn't until she was married with children that Evi attended the Claremont School of Art and fell in love with mosaicking.    In a sense, it was borne of Evi's loathing of waste, that her childrens' craft activities as well as broken crockery and mirrors were not destined for the rubbish bin, but for adorning her home.  For Evi, the mosaicking is her “gardening” and even now she'd been in that house for 30 years , there's an ongoing project.   Recently her bowerbird tendencies prompted a “sculpture park” on an empty block across the road from her home – an open “house” with rooms and furniture that grew up out of  junk left out for roadside collection. The whole community got involved in the fun and when it was time to end it – she held a party there.   Friends say she's the best kind of friend herself, generous and caring, and this sense of community extends to volunteer work.  Evi has volunteered in Africa three times inspired by Gemma Sisia, the Australian woman who has set up the School of St Jude in Tanzania and Evi has also helped with children with eating disorders at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and with disabled children at Rocky Bay.     Now in her early 70's Evi energetically pursues numerous interests ranging from dragon boating to knitting to tap dancing and continues to delight all who come across her.   Thanks a million to Evi for sharing some of her stories with us and allowing us to photograph her delightful home. Recorded at Evi Ferrier's home in Mosman, Western Australia Mixed by Adrian Sardi Rare Air podcast © Meri Fatin Theme music Les Jeunes Pousses by Françoiz Breût Production music Another Day by Ketsa ( Free Music Archive)

When Gemma Sisia got on a plane, leaving the family farm for Africa, she thought she would go on safari, do some volunteering and return home to Australia. Instead, she fell in love. With Africa, with its people and with a man. Inspired to help the people of Tanzania, Gemma founded a private school with just $10 and three students. From there, St Jude's has grown to educate more than 1800 African children and many have gone on to study law, medicine and engineering. Now a mum to four Gemma shares what day-to-day life looks like in Africa - a country that resembles a simpler time, where kids are raised by a community, weekends are spent camping with lions and tigers and 'screen-time' is a foreign concept. Show notes Your host is Alissa Warren With thanks to Gemma Sisia and Winrose Mollel You can donate to the School of St Jude here. This podcast was produced by Rachel Wagner for the Mamamia Podcast Network. Executive Producer of Podcasts is Monique Bowley Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright. Please give this show a rating on iTunes and leave a review; it helps more people to find it! You can buy any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. Let us know what you thought of this show or suggest another guest via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Gemma Sisia got on a plane, leaving the family farm for Africa, she thought she would go on safari, do some volunteering and return home to Australia. Instead, she fell in love. With Africa, with its people and with a man. Inspired to help the people of Tanzania, Gemma founded a private school with just $10 and three students. From there, St Jude's has grown to educate more than 1800 African children and many have gone on to study law, medicine and engineering. Now a mum to four Gemma shares what day-to-day life looks like in Africa - a country that resembles a simpler time, where kids are raised by a community, weekends are spent camping with lions and tigers and 'screen-time' is a foreign concept. Show notes Your host is Alissa Warren With thanks to Gemma Sisia and Winrose Mollel You can donate to the School of St Jude here. This podcast was produced by Rachel Wagner for the Mamamia Podcast Network.  Executive Producer of Podcasts is Monique Bowley Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright. Please give this show a rating on iTunes and leave a review; it helps more people to find it! You can buy any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. Let us know what you thought of this show or suggest another guest via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook.

“I’m sick and tired of the things you never get tired of…so that’s why I decorate my house the way I do” Every community has characters. Evi Ferrier is one of Perth’s. Her home, in the swanky suburb of Mosman, is mosaicked from top to bottom - a riot of eye-catching colour in a sea of boring good taste. Her free spirit and sense of fun pervades everything she does and she’s a strong supporter of the arts as well as being an artist herself. Although she’d shown aptitude for art at school, it wasn’t until she was married with children that she attended the Claremont School of Art and fell in love with mosaicking. In a sense, it was borne of Evi’s loathing of waste, that her children's craft activities as well as broken crockery and mirrors were not destined for the rubbish bin, but for adorning her home. For Evi, the mosaicking is her “gardening” and even now she’d been in that house for 30 years , there’s an ongoing project. Recently her bowerbird tendencies prompted a “sculpture park” on an empty block across the road from her home – an open “house” with rooms and furniture that grew up out of junk left out for roadside collection. The whole community got involved in the fun and when it was time to end it – she held a party there. Friends say she’s the best kind of friend herself, generous and caring, and this sense of community extends to volunteer work. Evi has volunteered in Africa three times inspired by Gemma Sisia, the Australian woman who has set up the School of St Jude in Tanzania and Evi has also helped with children with eating disorders at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and with disabled children at Rocky Bay. Now in her early 70’s Evi energetically pursues numerous interests ranging from dragon boating to knitting to tap dancing and continues to delight all who come across her. Thanks a million to Evi for sharing some of her stories with us and allowing us to photograph her delightful home.

Gemma Sisia is an Australian mother of 4 who has a passion for helping people in need. She believes in ‘fighting poverty through education’ and in 2002 opened the School of St Jude in Tanzania with 1 teacher and 3 students. In 2014, with more than 1800 students over three campuses, the first crop of … Continue reading VCE 007: Gemma Sisia and the School of St Jude, Tanzania →

A hair brained scheme to change the world and educate Africaand's poor from a young Aussie girl has become 11 years on, a thriving Private School in Tanzania boosting literacy and numeracy levels to an all time high. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.