The scheme was borne out of the Tamale-Louisville Sister City relation which was for-mally established in 1979 between the people of Tamale and those of Louisville in the USA. As a result of her personal commitment to the bond between the two cities, the Leader of the Louisville Team, Dr Susan J. Herlin, was enskinned the Zo-Simli-Na (chief of companionship). She later helped establish the scholarship scheme for brilliant, needy students in the Tamale metropolis. Since its establishment in 1999, over 200 students, both boys and girls, have benefited from the fund. The Chairman of the Fund, Alhaji Kojo Kaleem, advised the beneficiaries to justify the investment made in them by taking their studies seriously. He warned that the managers of the fund might be compelled to withdraw the bursary from “those of you who will be found wanting". He commended some of the beneficiaries who had performed creditably at both the senior high and tertiary levels over thc years.
The President of Sister Cities of Tamale, Alhaji Mohammed Haroon Cambodia, recounted the history of education in the north and indicated that the first primary school was established in the area in 1908, several decades after similar institutions had been established in the southern part of the countly. He urged the beneficiaries to strive for excellence in their studies, stressing that "while some may be walking, you from this part of the country will need to run and run faster to catch up with your colleagues down south". On behalf of her colleagues, a beneficiary, Sumaltu Alhassan, expressed appreciation to their benefactors for the tremendous support offered tbcm, adding, "We will to give of our best to achieve laurels in school"
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