Honouring Dr. Penny's mother, the Mabel Rankin Scholarship provides two female students matriculating from Magadini Primary School per year with a stipend to cover their expenses during secondary school. Mabel was a dedicated educator and passionate supporter of girls' rights to education.

 In Tanzania, the four-year secondary education is free; but costs such as uniforms, shoes, books, bedding and sanitary products can be prohibitive for families. The Mabel Rankin Sponsorship is considered an honour and will encourage the student’s family and community to support her scholastic efforts – perhaps even onward to higher education.

Through our health education and family planning, we have set the groundwork for this initiative, using our cutouts of girl children to talk about the different ways girls might contribute as individuals. At the start of our work in Magadini, girls were actively prevented from attending all schooling. This year, when we met with the village leaders and teachers, we were told four girls had successfully passed their exams – and could we please sponsor all four!