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According to World Bank statistics, Tanzania is the third largest recipient of official aid in Africa with $2.831 billion after Ethiopia and the DR Congo (2013). Its gross domestic product amounted to $33.23 billion, with a per capita income of $630. 28.2% of the population live below the poverty line. 33% of government spending is […]
Gespannt saßen wir letzten Freitag um 14:35 Uhr vor unseren Laptops, um den Beitrag über Schulbank e.V. im Deutschlandfunk zu verfolgen. Manch einer von uns, der viel Zeit und Herz in Schulbank investiert, musste ein Tränchen wegdrücken. Toll, so ein großes Publikum erreichen zu können. Wer den Beitrag verpasst hat, kann ihn sich an dieser Stelle nachträglich anhören.
Every year in Tanzania, the graduation results are summarized in a large ranking. The so-called PSLE ranking is carried out by the Ministry of Education and is an officially recognized instrument for evaluating elementary school throughout the country. Anyone who would like to find out more can download the ranking from the website of the […]
In 2012, an in-depth study was carried out on learning outcomes in elementary school (UWEZO Tanzania 2012; test of 104,000 children between the ages of 7 and 16). The results were sobering: 50 percent of primary school leavers (standard VII) were unable to read a grade 2 text adequately, and the figure for grade 3 […]
After our successful press conference last week in Dülmen, things went from strength to strength. Radio Kiepenkerl were the first to report on Schulbank and our scholarship program. The response was great!
Not only we at the school desk must have had great feelings when 23 first graders started school at STAR Primary School in Iringa in the last few days. The children and their parents are also embarking on a new phase in their lives, one that is full of hope:
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Laut einer im Mbinga-Distrikt (Ruvuma-Region) durchgeführten Untersuchung ist die körperliche Züchtigung in Primar- und Sekundarschulen eine der Hauptursachen für schlechte Leistungen der Schüler und Schülerinnen. In manchen Schulen besteht die Strafe für Zuspätkommen oder für schlechtes Abschneiden bei einer Prüfung aus sechs bis acht Stockschlägen. In einem Gesetz von 1979 wurde die körperliche Züchtigung in […]
Für alle Beteiligten spannend: Die Eltern der ersten 20 Kinder kommen in unser Büro und unterzeichnen die Stipendienverträge für ihre Kinder. Diejenigen, die ihren Namen nicht schreiben können, unterzeichnen einfach mit ihrem Daumenabdruck.
From now on you can also support us financially when shopping online – without paying a cent more. At stores.schulbank.net you will find over 500 stores from many categories (technology, food, flowers, travel, etc.). The stores pay boost a commission for every purchase they refer. Boost donates 90% of this income to charitable organizations such […]