Tanzanian man thanks Australians who helped him get unlikely education

Peering over his laptop and flashing a radiant smile, Godwin Silayo is preparing to speak to a packed hall in Sydney.

This well-spoken 21-year-old, who stands before us at a speaking event in March at the North Sydney Community Centre, is garnering sponsor support for the school which changed his life. It’s a stark contrast to the shy boy of a decade earlier, who didn’t know a word of English. “I’ve been raised in a family where we had no electricity so it really bothered me to see what I can do to help my country and so I decided to find the means to acquire the skills to help my country get electricity.” He excelled in his early education at a government school and his grades would soon bring him to the attention of an Australian woman, Gemma Sisia.

“To think this is all made possible by donations from Australia is remarkable. We started the school with 10 dollars and now our budget is a bit over $5 million and 90 per cent of our funding is Australian - so nobody can tell me that Australians are not philanthropic, my goodness.”- Gemma Sisia, The School of St Jude

chmeredith Is he calling for statues of white philanthropists to be removed yet?

Good for him Well done

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Great story all power to him

If only they could do this in Australia.

Great to see.

A great example of helping other people: help them help themselves. Don't import them to Australia

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