Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
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2 Nicholson Street
Dalby QLD 4405, Australia
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Email: dalby@twb.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 07 4672 4111
Fax: 07 4672 4112

YES ARUSHA – Living our Christian Values

OUR COMMUNITY IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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Students of Our Lady of the Southern Cross College are continually committed in
their efforts to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Our link with YES Arusha is just a part of the ongoing development of the students understanding of being living witnesses to Christ’s values.
What a wonderful year 2021 has been with our students and families participating in charitable activities at a local, national and international level.

Teaching and Learning in Year 8 English and Religious Education has focussed on the global problem of poverty. The Term 4 unit has introduced students to the extent of suffering in our world and the ongoing fight for the development of human dignity for all people.  It’s about opening their minds and hearts to the reality of poverty which affects 2 billion people across the globe.

The following extract is from the YES Arusha website and captures the essence of the organisation:

“YES Arusha Limited is a small not-for-profit organisation based in Brisbane, Australia. We support young people in Tanzania with access to education. In particular, we work in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. We are partnered with Haradali Primary and Secondary Schools; a well-established educational institution, which is founded and operated by local Tanzanians.”

Lachlan Miller founder of YES Arusha as recently gained a position with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – DFAT. It has been a long educational journey for Lachie juggling work, studies and his commitment to YES Arusha

How is Our Lady of the Southern Cross involved?

Over 10 years ago a cohort of Year 8 students decided to sponsor 2 brothers so they could access education through the organisation. When Lachlan first met Kelvin and Baraka they were walking 3 hours through the Tanzanian bush to receive a handful of rice, with a hope of an education and then walking home. The moneys coming into the “orphanage” appeared to be being spent in other places and not on the children. It was at this time Lachlan started YES Arusha and visited our Year 8’s

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I encourage you to watch the attached video of Kelvin and Baraka discussing the gift of education they have been given by the OLSCC community.

We will continue our connection with YES Arusha and the boys as the current Year 8’s complete their RE and English units.

Steve Gillespie

Chairman of Directors YES Arusha