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As part of the SCHULBANK family, you finance a high-quality education for orphaned children and young people at the best schools in Tanzania.

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Qualified education for parentless children and young people


Every child deserves the chance of a better future. With SCHULBANK scholarships, we give orphaned adolescents access to qualified education – the key to financial security, self-determination and a fulfilling life in their own country. In this way, we not only give them knowledge, but also the hope of a better future.

Background and principles of our work

Alexander Kösters, founder of SCHULBANK e.V.

Education plight in Tanzania

At state schools in Tanzania, quality education is the exception rather than the rule. Overcrowded classes, a lack of teaching materials and inadequately trained teachers characterize everyday school life. Those who can afford it therefore send their child to a private school – but for many parents, this opportunity is often hopeless.

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AIDS – 1.3 million children without parents

Tanzania is struggling with one of the highest AIDS rates in the world, which leads to an alarmingly high number of orphaned children and young people. This young generation often grows up in poverty and has few opportunities for a qualified education, which severely limits their future prospects.

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Promoting development with scholarships from SCHULBANK

We rely on our scholarship program because we do not invest in educational projects or infrastructure with high administrative costs that tie up funds in concrete and bureaucracy. Instead, we invest directly in young, parentless people, believing in the potential of the next generation in Tanzania and supporting them directly on their educational path. It’s not about making decisions for them, but about giving them the opportunity to shape their own lives.

For our supporters, this is the most sustainable form of aid: an investment in talent, not bricks and mortar.

More information about our scholarship program

Monika Pander, SCHULBANK e.V.

How your support works

The scholarship program is based on a solidarity-based financing model: Tanzanian schools reduce school fees, parents and relatives cover ancillary school costs – and supporters outside Tanzania close the remaining funding gap.

On average, more than 50% of training costs are already covered by local participation – a strong sign of community responsibility.

With your support, you are helping to make new scholarship places at the best schools in Tanzania possible – deliberately without entering into a personal sponsorship.
Because we focus on respectful distance instead of individual ties: our sponsors do not come into direct contact with the scholarship holders, but work anonymously in the background – in a spirit of solidarity, partnership and free of dependencies. All in the interests of the young people, who create their own educational opportunities.

Further information on funding via scholarships

Verena Kösters, SCHULBANK e.V.
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Where we work

While most aid organizations concentrate their efforts in northern Tanzania, we deliberately take a different approach. Our scholarship program works in the southern highlands – a region where aid is less likely to arrive, poverty is widespread and AIDS claims a particularly high number of victims. Where the need is greatest, we create educational opportunities for orphaned children and young people.

More information about our second home in Tanzania

Edgar Mgembe, SCHULBANK e.V.

Deutschlandfunk reports on 10 years of educational program with SCHULBANK e.V.

It has been 10 years since Deutschlandfunk reported on the launch of SCHULBANK. Time for an update, thought Nicole Albers, editor at Deutschlandfunk.
January 4, 2024/by Alexander

With confidence to success – strong messages for our test candidates

Edgar meets scholarship students at St. James Kilolo Secondary School before their exams.
December 13, 2023/by Alexander

SCHULBANK Family celebrates 10 years of scholarship program in Tanzania.

A decade of education: SCHULBANK Family celebrates 10 years of scholarship program in Tanzania!
October 23, 2023/by Alexander

Vainess is finishing her first semester of business administration at the top of her class!

Our scholarship recipient, Vainess, has proven to be the most outstanding student in the first year of her Bachelor's degree program in Business Administration and Finance at St. John's University in Dodoma.
October 23, 2023/by Edgar Mgembe

“Learning helps me to develop and find my own way” – Rechor Ismail

A report about special challenges of young Maasai in their education.
September 29, 2023/by Edgar Mgembe

Khairaty becomes head girl at St. James Secondary School.

Khairaty becomes head girl at St. James Secondary School.
September 29, 2023/by Edgar Mgembe

Old partnership with a breath of fresh air!

Old partnership with a breath of fresh air: SCHULBANK and St. Dominic Savio Schools renew their cooperation
April 6, 2023/by Alexander

My son, you see, practice makes perfect!

"My son, you see, practice makes perfect!" Joshua receives his Certificate of Secondary Education Examination with flying colors.
March 28, 2023/by Alexander

17 goals – 1 focus: Goal 4 High-quality education

SCHULBANK e.V. bases its work on the 17 sustainability goals of the United Nations
March 19, 2023/by Alexander

Violence and brutality on school roads in Iringa

There is increasing violence and brutality against students on the streets of Iringa, causing concern in the community. These assaults have long-lasting physical and psychological effects on children, including injuries, early pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and loss of life.
February 27, 2023/by Alexander

SCHULBANK at Rotary in Iringa

January 29, 2023/by Alexander

Proud of top grades in final exams

Twelve scholarship holders of SCHULBANK e.V. graduated from St. James Kilolo Secondary School after the fourth grade with the first of two secondary school diplomas.
January 23, 2023/by Alexander

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Tailwind – When our sponsors tell…

Not only the work with our pupils and students makes our hearts beat faster. If sponsors, after careful examination, consider our work worth supporting, then we feel momentum.

Verena Kösters, SCHULBANK e.V.

I immediately liked SCHULBANK when I read about it in the Westfälische Nachrichten. A great commitment and the right concept in my opinion. Today I am the sponsor of little Meschack and am happy to be able to help so directly. Who knows, maybe I’ll even visit my godchild. Keep it up SCHULBANK!

Schulbank is accessible to us, not an anonymous organization with a hotline. So we just met up with the Kösters one evening and had them explain to us exactly what school desks are doing in Tanzania. After that, no questions were left unanswered and we know our donations are in good hands.

Donations in education, the transparency of the SCHULBANK, little bureaucracy – all this convinced me to take part. Here I can easily see where my donation will be used and which child will benefit from it. I’m happy to support that.

“I didn’t just want to donate to a big project, I wanted to help people directly. At SCHULBANK e.V., I can see exactly where my support is going – and that makes all the difference for me.”

“No matter when I have a question – the people at SCHULBANK e.V. are always ready to listen. They care, provide information and make you feel like you really are part of this wonderful community.”

“I know the people behind SCHULBANK e.V. personally and trust them implicitly. Their passion and commitment are unique – here I know that my support is in the right hands.”

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