September 4, 2015

Educating Children Around the World

Gemma Sisia grew up with six brothers on an Australian farm, riding horses and motorbikes, trout fishing, and swimming in waterfalls. Her parents passed on to her a strong sense of justice and the desire to help others. After college, Gemma worked as a teacher in a rural school in Uganda. There, she experienced an […]

Gemma Sisia grew up with six brothers on an Australian farm, riding horses and motorbikes, trout fishing, and swimming in waterfalls. Her parents passed on to her a strong sense of justice and the desire to help others.

After college, Gemma worked as a teacher in a rural school in Uganda. There, she experienced an “educational hole,” where teachers are undertrained, textbooks are scarce, and classrooms have as many as 120 students competing for desks.

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