Our Progress
Attained 23 acres of land in Morogoro, Tanzania and formed the SEGA non-profit organization.
7 acres of land donated to SEGA by the local community. Nurturing Minds receives non-profit status in the U.S. and the first 30 girls enrolled at SEGA in a borrowed classroom.
First dormitory and classroom constructed on SEGA’s campus along with a well and water tower with a solar-powered pump.
28 boarders and 30 day students begin. Installed first solar panels and batteries on campus buildings and a second classroom block, a small solar-powered computer room and a dining pavilion built.
A challenge grant from USAID/ASHA helped fund an additional classroom, 3 dormitories and 2 staff houses. School run businesses were developed with a partnership from Fundacion Paraguaya to provide training for students and school funding.
SEGA educates 148 board students, launched its first school-run business, a poultry farm and installed a rainwater capture system.
Awarded $1 million challenge grant by USAID/ASHA for 2 dormitories, 2 staff houses, an infirmary, and a multi-purpose building with laboratories, library, and computer suite. 180 students now boarding at SEGA with its first Form 4 graduation held.
Installation of solar panels and batteries for new buildings. 5 students attend the first East African Girls Leadership Summit in Kenya. The Career Development Program started with internships and scholarships for continuing education.
Campus expanded to 22 buildings. The Anti-Ivory Club visits national park to learn about the battle against poachers and declining elephant population. SEGA Lodge opens to house short-term volunteers and visitors. SEGA was awarded the title of “Ashoka Changemaker School”. The English Fluency Program started with 14 U.S. teachers and volunteers, and the US Study Abroad Program started bringing 2 SEGA students to Boston for 5 weeks.
SEGA Grad accepted to the prestigious African Leadership Academy in South Africa. SEGA Students participate in One Billion Rising dance against violence toward women and girls. SEGA students reach 100% pass rate. New Community Outreach Program in rural communities – “Modern Girl” is started to teach SEGA’s life skills program in communities across Tanzania. New Tourism Operations Program started to train girls in hospitality and generate income.
250 students educated at SEGA. The Modern Girl Community Outreach Program expands to include 10 communities through Tanzania and reaches 200 girls. A student-led newsletter launched highlighting life at SEGA through the students’ eyes. The SEGA guest lodge hosts hundreds of volunteers and visitors per year. The campus grows with the completion of a newly renovated kitchen, second water cistern, and installment of more solar panels and batteries.
Nurturing Minds and SEGA celebrated their 10 year anniversary and launched a $5 million endowment campaign, “Putting the Future in Her Hands”, with $2.6 million in pledges to date.
The Modern Girl Program expanded its reach to 450 girls in communities throughout Tanzania.
The SEGA Girls’ School, now ranked in the top 7% of schools nationally, achieved highest national exam results to date despite a 3.5 month closure due to COVID. Successful implementation of COVID interventions with 100% of staff and students remained healthy.
Phase 1 of our endowment campaign, Putting the Future in Her Hands, reached its goal of raising $5 million. Phase 2 was launched with the goal of raising an additional $5 million and has already raised $2.5 million toward our overall $10 million goal.
We launched a pilot program with the German-based solar organization, Little Sun Solar, from July 2022 through September 2022. Through this program, 360 MK girls and young women living without electricity in the rural Mvuha District (Morogoro Region) of Tanzania received solar lamps and climate education.
Increasing SEGA’s Inclusivity - We are excited to share that three bright, motivated girls living with spina bifida joined SEGA as Form 1 students in January 2023. All three girls have complex medical needs due to spina bifida and failed surgeries, which made it difficult for them to find a secondary school placement; they are thrilled to have the opportunity to attend SEGA. In Tanzania, children with disabilities are stigmatized, discouraged from attending school, and hidden away by their families. SEGA has the necessary facilities and resources in place so that these three girls can thrive, and hopes to enroll and provide a safe and accessible school environment to more girls with disabilities in the coming years.
Partnership with Babson College - SEGA partnered with Babson College to enhance entrepreneurship education, starting with online workshops and culminating in a hands-on workshop in January 2024 on SEGA’s campus. Babson mentors helped SEGA educators integrate the Entrepreneurial Thought & Action methodology into their curriculum. This initiative fosters innovation and community impact, equipping Tanzanian girls with practical leadership and sustainable development skills to become future business leaders and changemakers across Africa.