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Thinking About Visiting SEGA? Read This Firsthand Account! This week, during National Volunteer Week, we celebrate and honor the volunteers that make Nurturing Minds and SEGA the amazing organization that it is. Volunteers give their time, energy, expertise and compassion on projects of all sizes and scopes. One area of volunteer work that is rewarding and life-changing fo
Read MoreIn October, we cheered as the 35 Form IV students celebrated their graduation from SEGA. In November they sat for their national exams and returned home to await the results. Nationally, 70% of Form IV students passed the National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA) examination (All Africa) while 97% of SEGA’s students passed! Once the
Read MoreBy Elly Sarakikya, SEGA’s Head of School Today is International Women’s Day! Held annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women across the world. In honor of International Women’s Day, Nurturing Minds and SEGA are celebrating along with other founding members the announcement of a new
Read MoreValentine’s Day is a fun day when we take the time to express appreciation for the things we love while eating chocolates or those little heart candies with the words on them. Personally, I could gush about all the things I love about SEGA—the smart and driven students, the dedicated teachers, the beautiful buildings and
Read MoreSEGA’s Founder and Director Polly Dolan, reflects on an upcoming milestone for the school. It’s January 2018 and it’s a new school year at the SEGA Girls School. The afternoon sun is hot and bright. The atmosphere buzzes and hums with energy; and sounds of greetings, laughing and running footsteps permeate all corners of the
Read MoreSEGA’s second English Fluency Program brought more than 20 volunteers to SEGA for two weeks to help students gain comfort speaking English. By Hannah Wilson Imagine you finish a school year, and after your summer break, you don’t just switch teachers or classrooms – you switch languages. That is the situation of most Tanzanian students
Read MoreNurturing Minds Executive Director, Laura DeDominicis, writes about the 2017 SEGA Study Abroad Program This fall, for the third year, Nurturing Minds ran a five-week study abroad program bringing two SEGA students to the United States to study English intensively, experience a cultural exchange and act as ambassadors for their school. Esther and Jacqueline were
Read MoreA joyful milestone: SEGA’s fifth graduation ceremony. On a sunny and breezy Saturday, October 21st, 2017, SEGA celebrated its 5th-ever graduation! It was a beautiful ceremony honoring and celebrating the hard work and perseverance of the 36 girls of the graduating class of 2017. Parents and guests came from far and wide to sing, dance
Read MoreSEGA graduate Nusura reflects on her experience attending the prestigious African Leadership Academy in South Africa. In 2015, when I was in form four (grade 10) I applied to an entrepreneurial leadership School called African Leadership Academy (ALA). ALA identifies young people with leadership potential, and entrepreneurial spirit with a record of community service and
Read MoreA Small Idea Makes a Significant Difference for SEGA Nurturing Minds benefits significantly from home-grown small-scale fundraisers. Our supporters across the country organize numerous events throughout the year to raise money and spread awareness for Nurturing Minds. Today we are highlighting Bags for Books – one of the projects that consistently works to benefit Nurturing
Read MoreBy Ivy Reno and her cousins – Cory, Renee, Ben, Lauren, Jane and Cali Recently 14 family members traveled from San Francisco to Tanzania to visit the SEGA Girls School. Our group consisted of 7 adults and 7 cousins, ages 14 -20. We started our journey to SEGA early in the morning from Dar es
Read MoreSEGA was thrilled to host happier founder, Nataly Kogan, and her family as part of a group of 11 mothers and daughters who recently traveled to the school. Special thanks to Nataly for sharing her insights, experience and love with our staff and students. Enjoy Nataly’s blog below in her own words. Two weeks ago
Read MoreWe are Samantha Azadian, Jessica Begley, and Nannette Boakye, and we are second-year dental students at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. And we are so honored to be at SEGA! Less than a week after finishing our first-year finals of undergraduate and dental school, we were off to Morogoro, Tanzania where we would stay
Read MoreDid you know: There are sting-less bees…not just stingers? Bees are the only insect in the world that can make food people can eat? Only female honey bees can sting, not male honey bees? I didn’t know either until we recently attended an all-day workshop about setting up a Beekeeping Club, thanks to a Fundación
Read MoreSEGA’s Newest Opportunity for Visitors & Students SEGA has an exciting project to share! Over the last couple of years SEGA has been developing the SEGA Lodge – a 6-bedroom guest house for SEGA visitors. The Lodge is now up and running and offers exciting opportunities for visitors! The SEGA Lodge provides guests and volunteers
Read MoreSEGA students visit organizations in the Morogoro community to understand the lives and daily challenges of others. SEGA students regularly visit community organizations as part of their leadership development program. Since the majority of SEGA students are from vulnerable backgrounds themselves and often have been on the recipient side of community support, community outreach offers
Read MoreSEGA Hosts Multiple Annual Parent Meetings Parents play a very important role in our students’ lives. Even though most of our students live on campus for the majority of the year, teachers and administration recognize the importance of communicating with parents and actively involving parents in their daughters’ education. Every year SEGA holds at least
Read MoreAn update from SEGA on its organic garden and anti-poaching efforts. Along with people all over the world, SEGA students and staff celebrated Earth Day last Saturday! In honor of Earth Day, we asked SEGA staff to tell us about some of the things SEGA does to promote environmental awareness and sustainability. SEGA has an
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