Selection Process
for the Sega Girls School "Tunarudi Shuleni" Day Program
Students are selected from two wards of Morogoro and from the Iringa region in the southwest
of Tanzania
Step 1 - Formation of Selection Committee including: (In Morogoro) Municipal Academic Officer
from Morogoro; Municipal Officer in Charge of Adult Education from Morogoro; Safina Women's Association Representative; Education
Coordinator of SEGA; 1 Civil Society representative; (In Iringa) Local community leaders and members of the Sega School staff.
Step 2 - Distribution
of Forms: SEGA meets with Village and Street leaders within selected wards and distributes forms to all Head
Teachers and Religious Leaders throughout the ward. Village and Street Leaders meet with their constituents to share information
about the program; girls currently enrolled in school also share applications with those who have dropped out. Interested
girls complete the forms and secure recommendations from elders in their community.
Step
3 - Initial Assessment: All the applications are
assessed and shortlisted based on the program criteria.
Step
4 - Testing and Home visits: A written exam is conducted
at each of the Ward offices, and follow-up home visits and interviews with each applicant and their guardian are conducted.
Step 5 - Final
selection and verification: Based on interviews and home visits whereby criteria of motivation and financial
disadvantages are established, the Selection Committee presents a final selection of students for the program.