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 

Celebrating Girls All Over the World        October 11th was a special day for Sega students and girls all over the world –  it was the second annual International Day of the Girl Child. This celebration, created by the UN, seeks to advance girls’ rights and acknowledge the unique challenges that girls face

Providing an Education that Extends Beyond the Classroom As many of you know, SEGA strives to provide an education and a second chance to many underprivileged and vulnerable girls. One particular demographic SEGA seeks to help, who is often ostracized and overlooked by Tanzanian society, is young pregnant girls. A recent report by the Center

The Next Step: Students Learn About Potential Career Paths For Form Four students, the past several months have been filled with a number of inspiring Career Workshops in order to better prepare the girls for jobs and life after they graduate in December. The Career Workshops program began in April with a visit from a

Celebrating Five Years: How Time Flies! This fall the Sega Girls School is celebrating it’s 5-Year Anniversary – a huge milestone considering that five years ago the school was simply a dream. The progress that has been made, the obstacles that have been overcome, and the lives that have been changed during the school’s creation

Water Tower, Water Tale Earlier in August a very exciting project began at the SEGA school. The school’s water tower began its transformation from a simple structure to a beautiful mural illustrating the importance of water in daily life. Meg Saligman, a renowned Philadelphia muralist, began months ago collaborating with the girls at SEGA to