The SEGA Girls School

The SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls Advancement) Girls’ School is a residential secondary school for bright, motivated Tanzanian girls who otherwise would be unable to attend school due to extreme poverty or hardship. Housing over 250 students, SEGA uses a holistic approach to education which includes an academically challenging Tanzanian curriculum, entrepreneurship development, and a comprehensive life skills and leadership program.

• SEGA’s goal is to improve the quality of life for vulnerable Tanzanian girls.
• SEGA is rated in the top 20% of small secondary schools in the country and has a pass rate on national exams of 97%, compared to 70% nationally.
• The majority of SEGA students are bright and motivated girls on full scholarship who, prior to coming to SEGA, were at high risk of dropping out of school due to extreme poverty or hardship.
• Girls receiving full scholarships to SEGA are selected from over 20 different communities throughout Tanzania; have completed 5th grade; have been identified by their teachers as bright but highly at-risk; and must pass a SEGA entry exam, interview and home visit process.
• SEGA provides all the necessary financial, material and social support for the girls to attend and succeed within the school. Also providing a supportive, safe and loving environment in which to live and learn.
• In 2015, SEGA was named an Ashoka Changemaker School. Changemaker schools enable their students to become changemakers: young people with the skills and confidence to change the world for the good of all.