Entries by Alexander

Meshack, a visit for you!

Als wir im Herbst erfuhren, dass sich Silvia und Peter Kleinschnieder auf den Weg machen würden, um ihren Schützling Meshack in Tansania zu besuchen und um sich selbst ein Bild von Schulbank in Iringa zu machen, waren wir begeistert. Genauso stellen wir uns Transparenz vor. Schreiben kann man viel, aber ein direktes und positives Feedback […]

Last check: German Red Cross in Iringa at school desk

Thumbs up for the voluntary service at Schulbank in Tanzania. On their tour of Africa, the Red Cross Youth also stopped by Schulbank in Iringa on February 2 to get an idea of our work on the ground. “High praise for so much commitment,” says Carolin Schulz, coordinator of the Red Cross Youth Volunteer Service.

Voluntary year in Tanzania – with Schulbank and the DRK.

After a lengthy planning phase, we can now announce that Schulbank has already set up its first volunteer position for next year in Iringa, Tanzania. Sending volunteers to a foreign country is a big task and requires a lot of experience. Despite being a small and young organization, we are able to offer a volunteer […]

Visit to Africa at Baumberg elementary school

It was back to the school desk from October 21 to 23, 2015 for Destory Wilson, the head of Schulbank in Tanzania. This was in response to a warm invitation from class 2a of the Baumberg elementary school in Havixbeck. Over the course of three project days, the pupils and their African guest developed a […]

First donor and patent meeting in Havixbeck

After the first school bench meeting took place in Tanzania in January, it was time to introduce ourselves in person in Germany. And the occasion could not have been better: Destory Wilson, our head of the scholarship program in Tanzania, was visiting Germany for two weeks. Incidentally, it was his first trip outside Tanzania. Around […]

School desk goes mobile: donations for vehicle in Tanzania.

As the number of partner schools increases, so do the distances we have to travel to support schools and pupils. In view of this and the safety aspects that we have to consider as the person responsible for our future volunteers, we have decided to purchase a robust 9-seater (18 in Tanzania). The purchase and […]

Five new scholarship holders are looking for their sponsors.

Diese fünf Stipendiaten von Schulbank gehören dem ersten Jahrgang der neuen weiterführenden Schule St. Dominic Savio Secondary School an. Alle zeichnen sich durch einen guten bis sehr guten Abschluss an ihrer Grundschule aus. Seit Februar 2015 lernen und leben sie an der St. Dominic Savio Secondary School, die in einen katholisches Klosterkomplex in Tosamaganga in der Nähe […]

Partnership with St. Dominic Savio Secondary School.

Nachdem sich Schulbank in 2014 auf Kooperationen mit Grundschulen fokussiert hat, freuen wir uns über die ersten erfolgreichen Gespräche mit der weiterführenden Schule  St. Dominic Savio Secondary School in Tosamaganga bei Iringa. St. Dominic Savio Primary School ist bereits eine eng vertraute Partnerschule von Schulbank, die in 2014 Platz 1 des offiziellen Schulrankings in der Region […]

School desk in the Podio sponsorship program

Organizations like Schulbank always have two problems when it comes to IT: The requirements for the systems are often more complex than one might imagine. At Schulbank, for example, applicants, scholarship holders, schools and universities, godparents and sponsors have to be linked together in processes. Financial transactions have to be managed, results documented and communication […]