When a teacher receives a job at St Jude鈥檚 it has a big impact on their life.
At St Jude鈥檚 teachers are provided with stable employment, amazing resources and a competitive salary. On top of that they receive health insurance, daily nutritious meals and transport to and from work.
All teachers are supported through ongoing professional development through a teacher mentor program. International teacher mentors volunteer their time to help local teachers learn educational techniques from all over the world and ensure they can perfect their English.
With so many extremely under resourced schools in Tanzania and with a high unemployment rate, all of our teachers are aware of the positive impact their job has on their overall life.
A stable job also means that all of our teachers鈥� families benefit too.
鈥淢any Tanzanian people are poor. There are some families who take their kids to local primary school, they can鈥檛 afford it. The salary helped not only me but also my family. I can help my parents and some children also needed my help. There are children out there who sometimes don鈥檛 have money to buy their school uniforms or books, I can鈥檛 help them that much but I can afford to buy one school uniform. If I was not working here, if I am not working here, it means I could not afford to pay bills,鈥� says Amina, Maths Teacher, Lower Primary.
Listen to our teachers talk about how working at St Jude鈥檚 has impacted on their lives.
Teachers play such a vital role in turning our students into future leaders. They do an amazing job working hard to create brilliant minds and successful, well-rounded adults.
鈥淚 think that with the education that they have received at St Jude鈥檚, they鈥檙e going to stand out in the crowd because they鈥檝e got something that鈥檚 different from other children. So, I think by getting the education here it鈥檚 going to help the whole community. Not only Arusha, but all over Tanzania,鈥� says Julieth, a St Jude鈥檚 teacher.
This is just another part of the ripple effect caused by educating one of the poorest and brightest students in the Arusha region. Please consider starting your own ripple today by sponsoring a student or teacher.
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