Carole Cole Scholarship Programme

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

We call them the Cookie scholars, ten orphan girls who attended school in Tanzania as part of a scholarship program that honors the memory of our dear friend Carole “Cookie” Cole. Established in 2010, all ten girls completed high school and nine have gone on to college or university where they are preparing for jobs as teachers, accountants, nurses, and doctors.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2010 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Transition from school to work
Other skills
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Reducing economic barriers
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
Cross-cutting goals
  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being