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November 26, 2015
Sarge has students in safe hands
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.
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November 24, 2015
Partnership key to a brighter future
Amani was born with brittle bone disease and was unable to complete primary school. He has worked at Shanga since early 2013.
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November 23, 2015
Ripple effect of a St Jude's education
2015 graduate Tumaini has used his St Jude’s education to start a mentorship program at an under-resourced government school.
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November 18, 2015
Meet Lopoi, future Maasai leader
"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 […]
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November 10, 2015
Raising literacy standards in Tanzania
St Jude’s dominated a recent national essay competition, with six of the top ten places.
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November 8, 2015
Graduates top 2% in Tanzania
Our 2015 standard 7 class ranked in the 2% of all schools in Tanzania.
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November 5, 2015
Emanuel, pint-sized man of the people
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 […]
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November 5, 2015
Meet Upendo, her mother's hope
"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% […]
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November 3, 2015
Rebel wins St Jude's $10K on The Ellen Degeneres Show
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 […]
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November 1, 2015
The School of St Jude marked its day on Friday
Generosity was alive and well during a special community celebration at The School of St Jude on Friday.
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