SCHULBANK - BIldungsfonds für Tansania
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Every child deserves the chance of a better future. With SCHULBANK scholarships, we give needy orphans 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

Educational misery 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.

AIDS – 1.3 million children without parents.

Tanzania struggles with one of the highest AIDS rates in the world, which leads to an alarmingly high number of orphans. These children often grow up in poverty and have little chance of a qualified education, which severely limits their future.

Support development with scholarships from SCHUL BANK

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 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

How a sponsorship helps

Our scholarship program is based on a solidarity-based financing model: schools reduce school fees, parents and relatives cover additional school costs, and our education sponsors and other sponsors from Europe close the remaining financing gap. On average, more than 50% of education costs are already covered by Tanzanian participation – a strong sign of community responsibility.

Our educational sponsorships offer meaningful support where sponsors can follow the development of the scholarship holders without being involved in a close, individual child sponsorship. Instead, together with others, they enable a sustainable educational perspective for orphans at the best schools in Tanzania.

More information about our educational sponsorships

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 orphans.

More information about our second home in Tanzania

New partner school with social goals: St. James Secondary School

A school that statutorily allocates 40% of its places to needy children must be a SCHULBANK partner school.
January 29, 2021/by Alexander
SMS bei SCHULBANK in Tansania

Hotline: New SMS service for our sponsored children.

The larger our scholarship program in Tanzania becomes, the more complex ....
November 26, 2017/by Alexander
SCHULBANK in Dodoma

Safina – The ark for street children in Dodoma.

Schulbank joined forces with Safina in 2015 and has so far supported little Jospeter with a place in kindergarten. We at Schulbank hope that we will soon be able to support Andrea and her street children on a much larger scale.
October 5, 2016/by Alexander

Our new partner: Spring Valley Secondary School

Join us in welcoming Spring Valley Secondary School, Schulbank's new partner school in Iringa. Spring Valley is a private girls' school with a very good reputation and excellent results for its graduates.
October 5, 2016/by Alexander

Send-off ceremony at the Red Cross Youth.

Jugendrotkreuz Westfalen-Lippe is sending 54 young "weltwärts"…
August 18, 2016/by Alexander

Sponsors in Tanzania | When teachers help teachers…

Fritz Mehlich is not only a retired teacher and Tanzania lover, but also the sponsor of little Rose in the Schulbank scholarship program. Fritz is familiar with the educational problems in Tanzania and spent a long time thinking about how he could use his experience to support schoolchildren in their schools alongside his sponsorship of Rose. He quickly realized how long it would take to think about it. Go there, experience it for yourself and get involved!
June 26, 2016/by Alexander

So, are things going well? A flying visit to Tosamaganga.

Noch vor 12 Monaten haben wir an dieser Stelle Paten für unsere…
April 18, 2016/by Alexander

At home with Anamaria

Hausbesuche gehören für Destory, unserem Program Manager in…
April 16, 2016/by Alexander

Meshack, a visit for you!

Als wir im Herbst erfuhren, dass sich Silvia und Peter Kleinschnieder…
March 20, 2016/by Alexander

Last check: German Red Cross in Iringa at school desk

Thumbs up for the voluntary service at Schulbank in Tanzania.…
February 3, 2016/by Alexander

Voluntary year in Tanzania – with Schulbank and the DRK.

After a lengthy planning phase, we can now announce that Schulbank…
February 2, 2016/by Alexander

Visit to Africa at Baumberg elementary school

It was back to the school desk from October 21 to 23, 2015 for…
October 24, 2015/by Alexander

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Tailwind – When our sponsors talk…

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.

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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