Dinner Meeting

The School of St Jude is a charity-funded independent school in Arusha, Tanzania, founded in 2002 by Australian Gemma Sisia with the mission of “fighting poverty through education.” It provides 100 % free, high-quality primary and secondary schooling to academically promising children from impoverished backgrounds, now educating around 1,800 students across three campuses with boarding for secondary students and over 300 local Tanzanian staff. St Jude’s also supports graduates into higher education and places volunteer teachers in government schools. Scholarships cover uniforms, meals, transport and resources, helping break the cycle of poverty and build future leaders.​

Gemma grew up on a property near Guyra, New South Wales, and studied science and education in Melbourne, the Northern Territory and Armidale. At 22, she volunteered as a teacher in Uganda, where she met her husband, Richard Sisia. Returning to Australia, she fundraised to establish The School of St Jude in Tanzania, which now provides free, quality education to 1,800 students.

Faith Samwel is a graduate of The School of St Jude, Class of 2020, raised by her mother as one of five sisters. After excelling in science and mathematics, she completed community service as a volunteer teacher before earning a full scholarship to study civil engineering. Graduating in 2025, Faith is her family’s first engineer and the founder of the growing hair-care business, Hair Gallery.

Join your friends and colleages for our weekly Rotary Camberwell meeting. 

Our weekly meetings feature interesting guest speakers, a meal and good friendships. 

We will warmly welcome you, potential new members, and Rotarians from another club.

Please join us by completing the registration area by 6:00 pm Tuesday before each Wednesday meeting.