Lavyana reflects on her second year volunteering with the STEM Adventures at SEGA Program. In June, she returned to Morogoro, Tanzania, to volunteer again with the team. Much like the previous year, her week with the girls was incredibly enriching, filled with laughter and learning.

The STEM program transitioned from traditional lessons to a project-based learning (PBL) approach this year. The students collaborated on a significant group project centered around the driving question: “How can students collaborate to identify how technology can be utilized to address agricultural challenges exacerbated by weather and climate change?”

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Meet Debora and Ester, the first SEGA graduates and among the first ten Tanzanians accepted to Ashesi University in Ghana. Named a top-ten university on the African continent last year, Ashesi was founded to foster an African renaissance through ethical and entrepreneurial leadership. Their journey highlights Ashesi's commitment to nurturing transformative leaders who drive positive change in their communities and beyond. These two determined young women from the SEGA Girls’ School share a passion for academic excellence, ethical leadership, and community development—deeply ingrained in their time at SEGA.

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Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Day, celebrated on June 27th, highlights businesses' critical role in economic development. Entrepreneurship is a valuable skill, particularly for SEGA students, as it offers a pathway to financial independence and stability. In Tanzania, where wages are often low, many individuals seek to supplement their income through small businesses. With good planning and financial understanding, these ventures can lead to higher profit margins, making entrepreneurship a crucial skill set.

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June 11th marks the inaugural "International Day of Play" a significant milestone in preserving, promoting, and prioritizing play. This day emphasizes the importance of play for all people, especially children, enabling them to thrive and reach their full potential. Maya Mor, the founder of Girls Run Global, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls through running, shares her experiences in this blog. She recounts her visit to SEGA Girls' School and the first-time collaboration of Girls Run Global with the SEGA Girls.

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Jodi Morris, a SEGA scholarship supporter serves on the Investment Committee, cultivates new donors, and regularly brings visitors to Tanzania, including a stay at SEGA.

In this blog, she reflects on her time in Bali for a conference for U-GO. It was a journey intertwined with her passion for girls' education, which she believes is the world's best investment. 

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As we celebrate Mother's Day, we're thrilled to introduce heartwarming narratives of kindness and sisterhood experienced while volunteering at the SEGA Girls' School. Over the past few years, we've witnessed mother-daughter duos volunteer at SEGA through our service-learning initiatives. Among them are the extraordinary experiences of Zakia and Zayda, Irene and Nicole, and Katie and Sarah, who volunteered with us for the STEM Adventures at SEGA and English Fluency Programs. We are happy to share their tales of volunteering and the joy of giving back at the SEGA Girls’ School!

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Levi Lowney, a student at Babson College, wrote this blog highlighting the collaboration and the workshop's transformative impact on SEGA's entrepreneurship education.

In January 2024, Babson College students partnered with SEGA to enhance their entrepreneurship program for Tanzanian girls using the Entrepreneurial Thought & Action™ methodology. Since 2022, Babson has supported SEGA with online courses, and this recent workshop focused on innovative business and community value creation.

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Michael Corio, a Board Member of Nurturing Minds, participated in the English Fluency Program at SEGA last year. In this blog post, he details his experience and reflects on the profound impact it had on him.

Visiting the SEGA Girls’ Secondary School for the first time as part of the English Fluency Program was an experience I’ll never forget. As a first-timer to the beautiful country of Tanzania and with my own school days in the rearview mirror, I didn’t know what to expect. 

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Thanks to the generosity of two wonderful supporters in California, two SEGA graduates, Maria and Victoria, and SEGA’s Board Chair, Hellen Nkalang’ango, could visit the United States for two weeks earlier this month.

The journey began with Hellen and Maria, a second-year Architecture student at a university in Dar es Salaam, arriving in Boston to chilly weather! Despite the cold, they explored various sites, including the New England Aquarium and iconic Boston landmarks like Trinity Church and The Boston Common. They also had the chance to meet with Boston-based supporters, including Someone Else’s Child, a foundation aiding SEGA in accommodating three girls with Spina Bifida on SEGA’s campus, and our partners at Harvard Law School’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, who are developing a specialized curriculum for SEGA focused on negotiation skills.

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The SEGA Graduate Business Development Program was started in 2022 to support SEGA Girls’ School and Modern Girl Program graduates. This initiative provides additional entrepreneurship training and small loans to ensure the profitability and self-sustainability of diverse business ventures for these Tanzanian girls and women who confront significant financial and social obstacles, including sexual harassment and exploitation.

Anna exemplifies the Modern Girl Program graduate who benefited directly from the SEGA Graduate Business Development Fund. She is a 25-year-old who lives in the Morogoro region in Tanzania.

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Bryan Ware, an actuary within the US property/casualty insurance industry, resides in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with his wife, Ginger, and their two adult children. Yet, Bryan's impact stretches far beyond his profession. His commitment to improving the lives of women and girls, particularly in East Africa, sets him apart.

Claudia Furcola Stemler is a birth, postpartum, and bereavement doula from Philadelphia and a single mother of three adult sons. Since 2018, Claudia has supported three children in Kenya. She has actively engaged in the Ngong community, collaborating with local social workers, assisting schools, and building relationships with educators, parents, and children.

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We are excited to share that SEGA is adding to its innovative education tool kit by adopting e-learning materials! Recently, the educational landscape at SEGA has undergone a significant transformation, including tablets as a teaching tool for students.

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Meet Zayda Greene, a second-year business administration major from Baltimore, Maryland, currently making waves at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Zayda's journey with SEGA began during high school when she supported a girl's education. This connection led her to an enriching experience in the summer of 2022, where Zayda, accompanied by her family, engaged in teaching STEM subjects at SEGA. This collective effort fostered a deep appreciation for the school's impact on its students.

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