Sega’s Next Class in the Making Sega was pleased to welcome 32 “non-formal” students to its campus at the beginning of the new term in January. Non-formal students are vulnerable girls who hope to officially enroll at Sega but have not had consistent schooling growing up (often due to severe poverty or tough situations at

Graduates Take Courses and Raise Money for Future Enterprises     We are pleased to say many of the 2013 Sega graduates who finished their formal education in  December are continuing their studies in Entrepreneurship. This past Saturday, fourteen of the graduates enrolled in a 10-week course at the Magadu Entrepreneurship & Business Training Institute

Form Two National Exam Results are Announced     This past week the Form Two National Exam scores were released and we are proud to say the results are very encouraging. First and foremost, all of our students passed – hooray! The exam scores rank Sega 79th out of 379 schools in its region; or 

Embracing the Challenges and Highlights of American Life Nusura, a third-year Sega student participating in an exchange program at the Friend’s Central School outside of Philadelphia, has had a very busy first week. Within a matter days she has started school, adjusted to family life with the Saligman family and even visited Washington D.C.! Concerning

Friends Central and Saligman Family Welcome Nusura Since Sega’s formation there has been a steady stream of volunteers and supporters who have visited Sega’s campus in Morogoro, but very few opportunities for Sega students to visit the US. We are pleased to say, however, that one brave Sega student is changing this pattern! Just a

Sponsor and Student Meet Each Other for the First Time Sega touches the lives of hundreds of people – our students, their families, the Morogoro community, our staff, our volunteers and so many more. For many people involved with Nurturing Minds and Sega, their support and involvement spans oceans – a sign of true commitment.

A Special Celebration Honoring Significant Accomplishments    Last week was a very special week; Sega’s first class graduated! In some ways it feels like just yesterday, and in other ways it feels like eons ago, that Sega’s first class began their education in a borrowed classroom in 2008. The effort these students put forth and

Student-Created Mural Combines Fun and Learning Over the past several months Sega has been in the process of creating an art curriculum and engaging the students in creative work. The desire for an art program was further inspired by Meg Saligman’s visit this past summer, during which she helped paint a beautiful mural on Sega’s

Sega Students Give Their Best Effort    For the last two weeks Form Four students have been hard at work taking their national exams – commonly known as NECTAs – National Examination Council of Tanzania. It has been a stressful time for the girls as these exams determine whether they qualify for advanced studies, certification

Students Learn Entrepreneurial Skills by Opening a Duka At Sega, Form 3 is an exciting year for students for many reasons, but largely because they begin hands-on entrepreneurial experience, a skill that Sega stresses in its curriculum. In Form 3, students learn about sales, production and running a business. They directly apply this knowledge by

Students Advocate Against the Ivory Trade Students at Sega are always busy, but many of them (46 students to be exact) have found time to enthusiastically participate in the school’s Anti-Ivory Club. The Anti- Ivory Club, led by Sega teacher Enock Gray, advocates to save elephants and end the ivory trade. The club began last 

Meg Saligman Shares the Story about Sega’s Water Tower Mural Meg Saligman, a much respected muralist from Philadelphia, shares a video about her experience painting Sega’s water tower earlier this summer. This video entwines beautiful video clips of the school and students with Meg’s thoughtful reflection about her time at Sega. Watch the video to