Letter from the Board Chair
Dear Friends and Benefactors:
It’s my privilege to thank you for your support of Nurturing Minds. All of us associated with Nurturing Minds–the talented students at SEGA Girls’ School, the hardworking staff at Nurturing Minds and SEGA, and the deeply committed SEGA and Nurturing Minds board members and advisors–are deeply grateful for your generosity. We have had another outstanding year and I encourage you to read in this report the many good things taking place to make life better for our 289 students at SEGA. There are two major initiatives I’d like to highlight: Our most recent grant from USAID and the amazing success of our Modern Girl program.
I am particularly proud to announce that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through their American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Initiative (ASHA), has once again demonstrated its confidence in our mission by awarding us a generous grant of $476,000. This marks the 5th USAID award in our history. These funds are designated for transformative projects on the SEGA campus, enhancing our facilities and educational offerings. Over the next four years, we will embark on constructing a new dormitory accommodating 48 students, a state-of-the-art biology lab for our entire student body, and a versatile “maker” space designed for art, music, and technological pursuits like robotics. Additionally, the grant will support critical campus security enhancements, including a modern security wall to ensure the safety of our students, staff, volunteers, and visitors.
Our community outreach program, Modern Girl, continues to be a beacon of empowerment, reaching nearly 2,000 girls and young women across 29 communities. With the dedicated support of 41 mentors, the program has established an Empowered Girls’ Network that now benefits over 900 young women through ongoing education, events, and networking opportunities. The success of the Modern Girl program is a testament to the transformative power of education and mentorship. A recent impact evaluation (please scan the QR code to read the results) underscores the profound positive changes brought about by Modern Girl, revealing significant improvements in participants’ self-confidence, communication skills, and economic independence. Importantly, both participants and mentors have deferred marriage and childbirth, while mentors have pursued higher education opportunities at increased rates. Speaking of higher education, Nurturing Minds has been able to financially support all SEGA graduates who qualify to further their education. With increased support for this program, we hope to sustain this achievement.
One last thought: Please explore the many opportunities to visit the SEGA campus. You can contact Myranda James at myranda@nurturingmindsinafrica.org. Spending time with our students will positively transform your view of the world, as I did in 2022. Enjoy this report and tell me what you think by writing to me at rodkirsch99@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Rodney P. Kirsch Chair, Nurturing Minds Board of Directors RodKirsch99@gmail.com
Scan this QR code with your phone’s camera to see the results of the Modern Girl program’s impact evaluation
The Challenge
In Tanzania, significant challenges persist for girls’ education and wellbeing due to widespread poverty. Only 39% of Tanzanian girls attend secondary school (UNESCO, 2023), with economic hardship, and early marriage and pregnancy forcing many to drop out. Tanzania has a high rate of teenage marriage, with 31% of girls marrying before age 18 (Girls Not Brides, 2023) and a teenage pregnancy rate of 121 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 (UNFPA Tanzania).
SEGA is the Solution
FY24 Highlights
SEGA Board Chair and Graduates’ Visit: In early 2024, thanks to the generosity of two supporters, Hellen Nkalang’ango, SEGA’s Board Chair, accompanied SEGA graduates Maria and Victoria on an enriching two-week visit to the U.S. The trip kicked off in Boston, where, despite the chilly weather, they explored iconic landmarks and engaged with local supporters like Someone Else’s Child and Harvard Law School’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program. Their travels continued through Connecticut and New York City, culminating in San Francisco, where they celebrated the life of NM Board Member Angela McManus and hosted a webinar on International Women’s Day. The trip concluded in Pennsylvania, where they engaged with supporters to raise awareness for SEGA.
The SEGA Girls’ School in Tanzania is a catalyst for change, with 99% of graduates pursuing higher education and 70% attending university, compared to just 3% nationally. SEGA offers a successful solution, achieving high pass and retention rates while empowering young women with knowledge, skills, and opportunities. SEGA breaks the cycle of poverty, benefiting individuals, families, and communities, and fostering sustainable development in Tanzania.
Babson College’s Entrepreneurship Training at SEGA: SEGA’s commitment to entrepreneurship education thrived in collaboration with Babson College. Beginning with online workshops, this partnership evolved to include an in-person, hands-on workshop in January 2024 on SEGA’s campus. Facilitated by Babson mentors, the workshop empowered SEGA’s educators to integrate Entrepreneurial Thought & Action™ methodology into their curriculum, fostering innovation and community impact. This initiative reflects SEGA’s dedication to equipping Tanzanian girls with practical leadership and sustainable development skills, aiming to transform them into future business leaders and changemakers across Africa.
Where We Work
SEGA
Our Theory of Change
We believe that providing quality education, life skills, entrepreneurship, access to capital, and career guidance to girls and women is essential to breaking the cycle of poverty. SEGA currently operates four programs:
The SEGA Girls’ School
A private secondary girls’ boarding school, which follows the Tanzanian curriculum and adds practical, relevant skills training through its Entrepreneurship, Education for Life, Career Development and Environmental Stewardship programs.
Modern Girl Community Outreach Program
The Modern Girl Program trains recent SEGA graduates and members from the local community to become mentors and teach life skills, sexual reproductive health and rights, financial literacy, and small business development to girls and women aged 10-25 in their communities.
Continuing Education Scholarship Program
Scholarships are provided to all graduates who qualify, and enable them to pursue A-levels (Advanced High School degrees), university, certificates and diplomas, vocational training, and internships.
SEGA Graduate Business Development Program
Small business development skills training and microloans are provided to SEGA graduates and graduates of the Modern Girl Program to grow their businesses.
MOROGORO, TANZANIA DAR ES SALAAM
Building A Brighter Future
At The SEGA Girls’ School...
Serving
289 students in Forms 1-4 (Grades 8-11)
99% of graduates are planning to pursue higher education or skills-based training after leaving SEGA
42% of the produce consumed at SEGA is grown in on-campus organic gardens
85% of students receive full or partial scholarships and would otherwise be unable to access quality secondary education due to economic hardship
Water catchment systems provide
30% of the school’s potable water needs
A campus run on solar energy to provide a clean, renewable energy source. Special thanks to our partners USAID and RP Construction Services
Continuing Education Scholarship Program
The Continuing Education Scholarship Program supports full scholarships for 228 qualifying SEGA graduates pursuing higher education.
SEGA Graduate Business Development Program
Supporting 58 SEGA Girls’ School and Modern Girl Program graduates with entrepreneurship training and small loans, to ensure the profitability and self-sustainability of their diverse business ventures.
Modern Girl Community Outreach Program
› The Modern Girl program reaches nearly 2,000 girls and young women, ages 10-25, across 29 communities, providing them with life and leadership skills, sexual reproductive health and rights education, entrepreneurship training, and renewable energy education
› 41 mentors (SEGA and Modern Girl graduates) deliver the program curriculum to girls in their home communities
› The Modern Girl program includes an Empowered Girls’ Network, which provides ongoing support, education, and networking opportunities for Modern Girl program graduates. This past year, the Network reached over 900 young women.
The SEGA Graduate Business Development Program:
Empowering Tanzanian Women
Since 2022, the SEGA Graduate Business Development Program has supported graduates of SEGA Girls’ School and the Modern Girl Program in Tanzania. The program focuses on fostering entrepreneurship skills by offering training and small loans to help graduates start and sustain businesses. Partnering with SAWA Wanawake Tanzania, an organization with over two decades of experience in microfinance and women’s empowerment, SEGA provides mentorship and training aligned with market demands. The program continuously evolves based on alumni feedback, enhancing its effectiveness and relevance.
Anna’s Journey:
Anna, a 25-year-old Modern Girl Program graduate from Morogoro, exemplifies the impact of the SEGA Graduate Business Development Program. Originally running a small business selling cereal products, Anna struggled to meet her family’s needs. Through SEGA’s support, she underwent business management training and secured a small loan, which helped her expand her business to include a variety of domestic goods. Within eight months, Anna’s income and market reach grew, allowing her to renovate her house and plan for further business growth, including ventures in tailoring.
Anna’s success underscores the transformative power of entrepreneurship in fostering economic stability and resilience. Her story is a testament to the program’s commitment to empowering Tanzanian women through practical skills, financial independence, and sustainable business practices.
SEGA Girls’ School
Education for Life
All students learn life and leadership skills while at SEGA. They receive individual counseling from SEGA’s two experienced counselors, which helps them become self-aware, confident, and establish their goals. The majority of SEGA’s students come from high-poverty communities where girls are responsible for the majority of household chores and are subject to sexual exploitation, teen pregnancy, and early marriage. Individual counseling is essential for their well-being and success.
Regularly scheduled training sessions in sexual reproductive health, delivered by the nonprofit UMATI, teach students to make their own family planning decisions and how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. UMATI sends doctors to SEGA’s campus to provide comprehensive health exams to students. Students are treated for illnesses with medication and education, and ask questions about their health.
Students also gain leadership and communication skills through community outreach activities to orphanages, homes for senior citizens and people with disabilities, and women’s and youth prisons.
Through these activities, SEGA students develop empathy, serve those in need, and view themselves as role models. Through SEGA’s mentorship program, Form 3 students (big sisters) mentor Form 1 students (little sisters). The big sisters support and encourage their little sisters and help develop their confidence, preparing them to serve as mentors to the next group of students.
The SEGA Girls’ School is a private boarding school educating bright, motivated adolescent girls from Forms 1-4 (Grades 8-11). SEGA follows the Tanzanian curriculum and also teaches practical, relevant skills through its Entrepreneurship, Education for Life, Career Development, and Environmental Stewardship programs.
In January, two U.S. volunteers trained SEGA students and teachers in self-defense. Violence against women and girls is prevalent in Tanzania, which makes the topic of this training relevant and important. The volunteers taught them different techniques to deal with danger, and the students and teachers practiced these techniques.
In April, SEGA welcomed a Harvard University professor and three Harvard students to campus, who implemented a negotiation skills program for the Form 3 girls. The program aims to assess the Form 3 girls’ understanding of negotiation now and how best to design a culturally responsive negotiation curriculum. We intend for the program to lead to the creation of a new module on negotiation skills, which can be added to the current Education for Life curriculum and taught by SEGA’s counseling staff.
Entrepreneurship Program
Jobs are scarce in Tanzania’s formal economy, so many Tanzanians rely on entrepreneurial activities to supplement their income.
SEGA’s Form 3 students learn business planning and management skills by running an on-campus shop and canteen. They collect money, keep business records, and cook and sell homemade snacks and refreshments. Students also learn about tourism and hospitality, poultry rearing, and how to sew clothing and practical home items.
In addition to ongoing entrepreneurship activities, students participate in a week-long entrepreneurship training program on campus. The products they create are displayed at the Nane Nane Exhibition each August.
Babson College in the U.S. has an ongoing partnership with SEGA, providing virtual entrepreneurship skills training to students, and in-person training for SEGA staff on cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset.
Environmental Stewardship
SEGA maintains its own organic vegetable gardens; students harvest crops and send them to the kitchen for cooking. This is useful not only to students who formally pursue agriculture as a career, but to all students as they develop home gardens and impart their knowledge to their families and communities. Students maintain a fruit farm, where they plant bananas and pawpaws (a fruit similar to papaya) and sell them to staff.
SEGA’s campus is run on solar power and has a rainwater catchment system that provides the school with water for part of the year. SEGA operates a composting system, recycles, and aims to reduce the use of single-use plastic. SEGA students participate in the Tembo Club and learn about the effects of wildlife poaching and how to combat it. Students learn about climate change and action in the STEM Adventures at SEGA Program.
Modern Girl and Graduate Business Development Programs
Modern Girl Program
Nationally, 31% of Tanzanian girls marry before the age of 18; in some regions, the rate of girl-child marriage is as high as 59% (Girls Not Brides). Early marriage and teen pregnancy prevent girls and young women from achieving an education and gainful employment in Tanzanian society.
To combat these issues, SEGA Girls’ School graduates and Modern Girl graduates, empowered with knowledge from SEGA about their bodies and their rights, work as mentors in community centers where they teach lessons in sexual reproductive health, human rights, assertive communication, entrepreneurial skills, and financial literacy to Tanzania’s most at-risk girls and young women.
The Modern Girl program provides communication skills, mentoring, awareness raising, and education in areas of human/girls’ rights, health, hygiene and reproductive health issues, and entrepreneurship and financial literacy, towards the ultimate goal of helping girls remain safe from sexual exploitation, early marriage, and pregnancy.
Modern Girl reaches nearly 2,000 girls and young women, ages 10-25, in 29 communities and employs 41 mentors. The program also includes an Empowered Girls’ Network for Modern Girl graduates, which is now reaching over 900 young women with ongoing education, events, and networking opportunities.
This year, we completed a long-term impact evaluation of the Modern Girl program. The results of our program are outstanding. The Modern Girl program has significantly and positively impacted participants’ and mentors’ self-confidence, communication skills, and ability to earn and save money. Participants and mentors have delayed both marriage and child-bearing, and mentors have increased their enrollment in higher education.
Graduate Business Development Program
This year, 58 young women have received loans and business training, including 22 existing participants (Cohort I) who have now received a second loan, as well as 36 new entrants to the program (Cohort II) who have received orientation and business training and their first loan. New participants attended a three-day in-person training and received manuals and tools
to support their businesses. Topics that were covered included developing business plans, business management, determining a market for their products, facing competition, budgeting for their business, keeping records for their business, and the importance of opening and using bank accounts.
Throughout the year, project staff have conducted regular monitoring visits to all Cohort I and Cohort II participants to check their progress and support them with any issues or challenges. The program participants also have formed their own peer groups to discuss issues related to their businesses and support each other, which is vital to their success.
Continuing Education Scholarship Program
Scholarships, which cover the full cost of tuition, housing, and living expenses, are provided for all qualifying SEGA graduates to continue their education beyond Form 4. In SEGA’s Class of 2023, 58 graduates were selected for A-level schools, while 13 graduates were selected for colleges that offer certificate and diploma programs. An additional 3 graduates are currently enrolled in vocational training, and two plan to join a vocational program in January of 2025.
Post Form 4 Continuing Education Options
› A-levels (Forms 5 and 6) These programs are advanced-level high schools for which most SEGA graduates qualify due to excellent academic performance. A-levels put students on a direct track to university.
› Certificate and diploma programs These programs, housed within colleges, generally take 1-3 years to complete. SEGA graduates pursue study in fields such as teaching, nursing, accounting, banking and finance, land management, business administration and human resources, and community development.
› University degree programs (3-5 years to complete) These are most often completed after A-levels. Diploma graduates also have the option to pursue university degrees.
› Vocational education and training programs These programs train students in high-demand fields such as carpentry, electrical installation, and eco-tourism.
› Internships SEGA helps place graduates in short-term internships to gain practical job experience.
SEGA Alumni: Stories
of Transformation and Hope
Caroline, Anyess, and Khadija are currently pursuing their university studies in Tanzania, each with a unique journey shaped by SEGA Girls’ School and its transformative impact on their lives.
Caroline
CLASS OF 2018
Currently studying at the Institute of Social Work, Caroline attributes much of her success to SEGA. Recognized as the best netball player at her college, she reflects on how SEGA’s support has been pivotal in her journey toward a B.A. in Labor Relations and Public Management. Her aspirations to become a lawyer are deeply rooted in her SEGA education, which has empowered her to strive for economic independence, fulfilling dreams she shares with her mother, who is a single parent.
For Caroline, Anyess, and Khadija, life before SEGA was marked by challenges and uncertainty. However, SEGA’s support and education has empowered them to pursue their dreams with determination and achieve a brighter future.
Anyess
CLASS OF 2019
Anyess, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Education at the University of Dodoma, also credits SEGA for transforming her life. Coming from a challenging upbringing where education seemed out of reach, SEGA allowed her to pursue her dreams. She plans to become a teacher, inspired by the education and support she received from SEGA. Anyess is grateful to SEGA for enabling her to positively impact her community through education.
Khadija
CLASS OF 2019
Khadija, who is studying Accounting and Finance at Mzumbe University, highlights SEGA’s role in providing support and direction throughout her academic journey. Coming from a childhood without clear goals or prospects, Khadija excelled academically, achieving Division 1 in her Form 4 exams. SEGA’s Continuing Education Scholarship Program has been instrumental in her pursuit of higher education and aspirations to become an accountant and businesswoman. SEGA nurtured her interest in these fields and equipped her with essential skills for future success and community contribution.
Stronger Together
Partnerships are integral to our success in providing high quality services to the adolescent girls and women we work with.
We are fortunate to have ongoing partnerships with the Girls Opportunity Alliance of the Obama Foundation, Creative Action Institute, Amplify Girls, Babson College, and many local partners, including SAWA, UMATI, Dodoma Christian Medical Centre (DCMC), Mikumi VETA, and Carbon Tanzania.
We are thrilled to share our new partnerships, which will provide exciting opportunities for our students and graduates.
U-Go
U-Go launched just over two years ago to help ambitious young women in low-income countries pursue higher education by providing financial scholarships. They believe, as we do, that talent is universal, opportunity is not. U-Go provided support toward 100 higher education scholarships for SEGA graduates last year! We are overjoyed to be U-Go’s 9th partner and their first one in Africa.
Harvard Law School’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP)
HNMCP transforms conflict into learning, growth, and connection. They are working on a two-semester-long project to help SEGA strengthen skills and incorporate a culturally appropriate negotiations curriculum into our current life skills program.
Aga Khan University
Aga Khan University has partnered with SEGA for many years. Most recently, they conducted a two-day capacitybuilding workshop for SEGA teachers to enhance teachers’ knowledge and skills in a competency-based curriculum. These workshops aim to improve teaching practices, promote professional development, and help teachers adapt to new educational trends in teaching.
ZOLA Electric
ZOLA Electric is the leading emerging market sustainable energy technology company, delivering community-level electrification. As a community partner, Zola provided seven SEGA graduates last year with internships in several departments to give them on-the-job training and quality work experience.
Stanford Women in Medicine High School Mentorship Program
Stanford Women in Medicine is dedicated to building connections across generations of female students interested in studying medicine. Through its program, students will have the opportunity to virtually connect with young women across the world who are also interested in medicine, hear from current Stanford medical students about the pre-med and med experience, attend workshops on college admissions and pre-med planning, listen to world health leaders from Stanford Medical School, and be paired with a current Stanford undergraduate woman for personal mentorship. SEGA Graduate Evelyn Gasper has participated in their mentorship program since January 2024!
Girls Run Global
Girls Run Global partners with schools in countries where girls face prominent gender barriers and launches girls’ running teams. Their goal is to provide girls with an opportunity to participate in sports and serve as a safe space for girls to develop life skills and confidence. They launched their first program at SEGA in May 2024 with Form 2 students and plan to return to SEGA in May 2025.
The Power of Personal Connection
STEM Adventures at SEGA Program
The 3rd annual STEM Adventures at SEGA volunteers traveled to the SEGA Girls’ School in June. The program promoted science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education among SEGA’s youngest students. Through hands-on experiments, interactive workshops, and practical projects, the program asked students to create paper prototype mobile phone applications, addressing the question, “How can girls collaborate and use technology to help farmers tackle challenges caused by climate change?”
“I learned that when you study science, you can become a doctor, engineer, dentist, nurse, and explore many more options!”
- Form 1 STEM Student
“The students reminded me of what’s most important in life— living in the moment and appreciating the people who make the journey special.”
– Michael, 2022 & 2024 EFP Volunteer
English Fluency Program
The English Fluency Program welcomed volunteers to the SEGA Girls’ School in October! The program enhanced English language proficiency and empowered SEGA’s youngest students, equipping them with essential language skills that broaden their educational opportunities and pave the way for a brighter future. The program incorporated interactive teaching methods, engaging activities, and practical exercises to facilitate a dynamic and effective learning process.
Volunteers in Tanzania
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our exceptional volunteers, Leela Glass, Diana Couper, and Tina Johnson, for their invaluable contributions during their time at SEGA Girls’ School. Their contributions have enhanced the academic opportunities for SEGA students and graduates. Thank you for being a shining example of kindness and compassion and for showing us the true spirit of volunteering!
Visitors & SEGA Visitor House
We were thrilled to welcome an array of esteemed visitors to the SEGA Visitor House. Portsmouth High School, Together Women Rise (through Elevate Destinations), Gecko Adventures, Nomad Tanzania, Arthur B. Schultz Foundation, Globally Reconnect and Collaborative Learning Network, Babson College, Tuko Pamoja Self Defense, For Girls Sake, Harvard Law School, Venture Travel (formerly Connecting Growth Globally), Girls Run Global, and Judy Mweli were among some of the honored guests who enriched our community this year!
SEGA Scholarship Program
Supporting a scholarship for a student at SEGA is a meaningful way to advance our important work and connect with and follow the progress of a SEGA student. It gives you first-hand experience of seeing how your contribution to the school makes a difference, offers a cultural exchange, and helps girls improve their English. Committing to four years is a great and stable way for the girls to get to know their overseas friends and also for you to cheer them on throughout their time at SEGA.
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL
› $3,000 annually*
› Sole supporter of a student’s scholarship
› Covers the full cost of educating a girl for one year
› Your name is added to the “Tree of Knowledge” mural at SEGA
You receive:
› A personalized connection with a SEGA student, with two letters from the student you support annually
› Student biography and photo
› Academic update twice per year
› Quarterly SEGA Scholarship Program e-newsletter
SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL
› $1,000 annually*
› Your support contributes significantly to the cost of educating a girl for one year
You receive:
› A personalized connection with a SEGA student, with two letters from the student you support annually
› Student biography and photo
› Academic update twice per year
› Quarterly SEGA Scholarship Program e-newsletter
*Payments can be made yearly, quarterly, or monthly by signing up for a recurring donation at nurturingmindsinafrica.org/donate
Financial Sustainability
Economic fluctuations, global trends, and unforeseen challenges will always create obstacles to financial stability. Our plan for long-term financial sustainability provides a sturdy foundation to ensure we can always meet the needs of the adolescent girls and young women we serve each year.
Income Generating Businesses
SEGA runs several small businesses that not only give students marketing, sales, accounting, product development, and customer service skills, but also generate a profit, which is applied to the costs of running the SEGA Girls’ School. The largest of these is our Visitor House. Visitors and volunteers share their expertise with our students, and by paying to stay, they provide vital income to the school.
Paying Students
While Nurturing Minds and SEGA’s mission will always be to serve girls from low-income backgrounds, there are benefits to bringing in some paying students. Paying students not only supply needed income and help lower the cost per student, but also help diversify the student body, so that girls with scholarships can build relationships and networks across socio-economic backgrounds.
A Diversified Fundraising Strategy
Having passionate supporters from different sectors, including corporations, foundations, community institutions, and individuals, provides the balance needed to ensure a more sustainable financial future. We are so grateful for the hundreds of committed donors, volunteers, and our small but mighty staff, who make all we do possible.
Putting the
Future
in Her Hands: The Endowment to Educate and Empower Tanzanian Girls
Not many nonprofits of our size take on the bold challenge of building an endowment. Over the past 8 years, we have actively invited supporters to join us in creating this sustainable stream of funding. We are excited to announce that earlier this fall, we met our goal of raising $10 million in gifts and pledges, including planned gifts, to create a sustainable stream of funding for the SEGA Girls’ School! When all pledges are received, the endowment will cover half the operational costs of the SEGA Girls’ School, ensuring there will always be a place for girls from vulnerable backgrounds to get a quality, holistic education.
Living, Learning, and Leading Sustainably
The SEGA Girls’ School: Empowering Young Women to Fight the Devastating Impacts of Climate Change
SEGA is the Solution
SEGA offers a high-impact, three-pillared approach to educating climate leaders and helping reduce climate change’s devastating effects. SEGA prioritizes a holistic approach to education that includes changes beyond the individual – reaching her family, her community, and the environment.
The Challenge
Research shows women and girls bear the largest burden of climate change, with 80% of displaced people being women (United Nations). During extreme weather conditions, such as drought, girls risk being pulled from school to support their families. However, keeping girls in school is proven to decrease the effects and causes of climate change, and educating girls is ranked as a more effective climate change solution than electric cars and various types of alternative energy (Resilience.org).
Living Sustainably
Students integrate sustainable practices into daily life on campus and return these skills to their communities. SEGA’s environmentally sustainable campus is powered by solar energy. It produces 42% of its food in on-campus organic gardens, harvests 30% of its potable water needs through water catchment systems, and implements campus-wide recycling and composting programs.
Learning Sustainably
The world’s population will grow from 7.3 billion today to 9.7 billion by 2050. If we keep girls in school, that number can total 2 billion fewer people by 2050 (United Nations). SEGA is educating climate champions with a Life Skills Program that empowers students to take charge of their own family planning decisions, an organic gardening program that teaches students food security and the importance of taking care of natural resources, and a curriculum that includes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses.
Leading
Sustainably
Building leadership and STEM skills is key to helping SEGA students solve local and global challenges brought on by climate change. SEGA’s Leadership Program emphasizes self-value, confidence, and assertiveness to help girls become future leaders who can advocate for climate justice. Components include community outreach through volunteering, public speaking, mentorship opportunities, and an immersive week-long STEM enrichment program.
FY24 Board of Directors
Juma Said Ally
Marion Ballard
Clarke Blynn, Treasurer
Pam Buell
Michael Corio
Betsy Crawford
Annie Forsyth
Polly Dolan, Co-Founder, Ex Officio
Tracey Dolan, Co-Founder, Emeritus Board Member
Catherine Flint
Laurie Halloran (1960-2024)
Susan Hannah, Secretary
Sarah Hewitt
Rodney Kirsch, Chair
Angela McManus, Secretary (1950-2023)
Lindah Mhando
Jane Juma Nyamunga, Vice Chair
Amanda Opinsky
Sherita Paiman
Clare Reilly
Anna Temu
Kendall Webb
Sherley Young, Emeritus Board Member
FY24 Advisors
Kavita Ahluwalia
Kirsten Barton
Clare Rand Davenport
Portia Durbin
Stefanie Egan
Melissa Harris
Kate Heath
Mackenzie Laudel
Stephanie Loughlin
Amb. Liberata Mulamula, NM Ambassador
Debra Neuman
Dr. Vincent Orinda
Kathie Place
Carmen Portillo
Charles F. Richards, Jr. Esq.
Susan Schneider
Marcia Slingerland
Haley Sparks
Jean Suliteanu
Edward Ryan Walsh
Mavis Walters
Carmelita Whitfield
Diamond Emerald Williams
Louise Wilson
Maame Afon Yelbert-Sai
FY24 Staff
Jane Celestin, Program Officer and Grant Writer
Laura DeDominicis, Executive Director
Myranda James, Cultural Exchange Coordinator
Annalise McDonnell, Development and Communications Associate
Matthew Plourde, Finance and Operations Director
SEGA Board
Jackie Leonard Bomboma
Polly Dolan
Christina Kayuki
Dr. Elly Ligate
Mary Lundu
Demetrius Mathias Malopola
Oscar Mlowe
Dr. Rukia Mchumo
Laina John Mwandoloma, SEGA Director
Hellen Nkalang’ango, Board Chair
What’s Ahead?
Campus Expansion thanks to USAID grant!
Thanks to the generosity of the American people via USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program, over the next three years, we will be able to build a biology lab, an additional dormitory, a multi-use maker space for music, art, and technology, and a security wall and hut.
Long-Term Program Evaluation
Having recently completed the long-term evaluation of our Modern Girl Program, which showed amazing results, we are now looking in-depth at the SEGA Girls’ School and our Continuing Education Scholarship Program. We aim to do long-term evaluations every five years to measure the impact and outcomes of our efforts and make adjustments as needed.
Five-Year Strategic Plan
It is always exciting to see what is on the horizon. Nurturing Minds and SEGA will listen to students, graduates, community members, and supporters and analyze data to best understand the biggest needs and how we can best work together to ensure the success of adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania.
Grow our Continuing Education Scholarship Fund
Thanks to all of you, we created a Continuing Education Scholarship Fund to ensure that all SEGA Girls’ School graduates can reach their highest academic aspirations. This fund will guarantee that any graduate accepted into higher education receives a scholarship that will last through her graduation day. Please consider donating to the fund today!
Our New Endowment Campaign Goal
We plan to continue raising funds for the endowment, creating more financial stability and sustainability for our programs over time. Our endowment campaign included about $1.6 million in planned gifts or bequests. Therefore, our next goal is to raise $1.6 million in cash over the next three years so that we will have a full $10 million in working capital to invest back into the running costs of the SEGA Girls’ School.
Source of Funds: Nurturing Minds
Nurturing Minds Financial Statement for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
Use of Funds: Nurturing Minds Balance Sheet
Statement of Activities
$2,036,540
$2,643,851
Donors
Foundations & Corporations
($10,000+)
An Anonymous Foundation
Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous
Arthur B. Schultz Foundation
Baker Hughes Foundation
C. G. Charitable Fund
CAF Canada
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases in honor of Marcel van Kuijck
Corio Foundation
Forster Family Foundation
Ginnie & Peter Haas Jr. Fund
Girls Rights Project
Hamilton Family Foundation
Head Family Foundation
Kendall Family Foundation
Powell Family Foundation
Quest For The Best
The 1830 Family Foundation
U-GO
Woka Foundation
Foundations & Corporations (Under $10,000)
Aldo DeDominicis Foundation, Inc.
Alper Foundation
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
Bank Of America
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Compass Group
Crows Nest Fund
Devlin Concept & Design LLC
Extraordinary Journeys
GCP Newton Hotel LP
Give Lively Foundation
Golden Gate Capital
Harris Family Living Trust
Highlands Massage
Horizon Investments
Intertox
Kathryn I. Matthews
Charitable Fund
Labcorp
Legnini, Robert and Elizabeth
Lois L. Lindauer Searches, LLC
Marchpartners
Mary McKee Design
Noodles & Co.
Rapidan Foundation
Rotary Club Of Montgomery/ Rocky Hill
Someone Else’s Child
Terf, Inc/Gibb Rocky Mountain
The Bentley Foundation
The Glenmede Trust Company
The Lacewing Foundation
The Omidyar Group
The Pledgeling Foundation
The Presti Group
Thornedge Foundation
Vanguard
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Albright, Anne R. Bagnall, Gary Ballard, Marion Blynn, Barb and Clarke Buell, Pamela Dolan, Tracey L. Ebb, Nancy and Gary Ford
Granger, Mary Kirsch, Rodney and Michele Opinsky, Amanda Schneider, Susan Stubbs, Veronica Suliteanu, Jean and David Walters, Mavis Williams, Faith Wilson, Louise Young, Sherley
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Armington, Paul Bratz, Betsy Bulmahn, Erik Crawford, Betsy and Marc Leavitt
DeDominicis, Laura and Scott Whitehouse
Devereux, Antelo and Meg Durbin, Chris and Portia Egan, Stefanie Forsyth, Annie and Mark Frasier, Towanna Goldthwaite, Steven Hall, Kate and Gary Lynch
Kendall, Sigrid LaPointe, Kimberly MacPherson, Sara and Robert Bhisitkul
Matraia, Rita and Michael
McKoy, Thomas and Ellen McCarthy
Richards, Jr. Esq., Charles F.
Rosenweig, Daniel
Schaeffer, Katie and Tony Trakru, Meena
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Abbott, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Anonymous Anonymous Beekman, Nancy Bergman, Mark and Susan Gibson
Campbell, Laurie
Coleman, Kelly
Degenhart, Joyce S.
Dolan, Pauline T.
Dorsey, Sheila W.
Fallon, Mary Kathryn and Eric
Fallon, Wendy
Floros, Sherri
Gall, Blake and Linda Gilbert, Tracee
Gustafson, Mary Anne
Haugen, Carmen
Herring, Jennifer
Johnson, Craig
Juneau, Christine and David
Kelly, April and Peter Kelly, Barbara Morris, Jodi
Nyamunga, Jane and Herman
O’Donnell, Katherine
Ofori, Monique
Pasqualini, Kathy
Perret, Charlotte
Prior, Lisa and John
Pskowski, Bernard and Patricia
Rhodes, Jason and Erinn
Schulten, Stephen
Shmariahu, Beth
Smith, Yalonda
Terry, Charlotte
Thornton, Kim L. Trevino, Tina
Triche, Thelma
Turner, Charlotte and Harry Wallace, Marsha
Warden IV, William and Abbie Lee
Young, Sandra R.
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Baptist, Aruthur Berl, Charles Bruce, Susan Buck Rogers, Caroline
Connors, Sandra and Michael Crump, Matt
DeHaven, Michael Einaudi, Paula Fascione, Daniel R. Flint, Alice and Jon
Gast, Vivian and Bill Hall, Amy and Peter Hamel, Kenneth and Donna Giovannini Hands, Kathleen Hannah, Susan Harris, Nancy Hausmann, Alice and Peter Holland, Cheryl Jackson, Patricia King Loughlin, Stephanie and Robert Kaye Mark, Cynthia Martin Elizabeth McManus, Angela McNabb, Mark and Diana Meyers, Tom and Ellen Gayda Mhando, Lindah Milne, Katherine Morse, Barbara and Ted
Murray, Roya Ndegwa-Brown, Esther Nyblade, Laura O’Neil, Emily Petri, Daphne Radi, Patricia Ranck, Richard and Brooke McInnes Robbins, Margaret M. Ryan, Tony and Ann Sproule, Michael and Doreen Temu, Anna and Vincent Mwangi Tickner, J. Ann Toland, Asheton C. Toland, Woo and Sydney Troyer, Sally Wang, William Washburn, Barbara Webb, Ann Wilson, Jean M.
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Abbott, Jennifer and Todd Achoki, Dorine Adams, Constance Adekeye, Oludamilola Ades, Danielle Adolphus, Stephen and Helene Sashin Ahluwalia, Kavita Alexander, Debra Alexander, Kelly Alker, Heather Allegro, Eva Altman, David Anonymous Ansara, Karen Arman, Sally Armstrong, Cynthia Asianah, Awele Austing, Tina
Azen, Jeanne
Babbin, Kirsten and Harold Kennedy
Baglini, Sidne and Norman
Balzano, Elania
Baney, Ruth
Bartolini, Elizabeth
Bartolini, Sara
Barton, Jason and Kirsten
Battistoni, Marisa
Beal, Lisa
Beckwith, Kirsten
Benedict, Coleman and Elizabeth Bennett, Barbara
Benninghoff, Susan
Berkowitz, Lois
Berl, Christopher and Elizabeth
Bidlack, Bede
Bigsby, Larenda
Bissell, Nancy
Bonner, Sharon
Booth, Beverly
Bourgoin, Tom and Julie
Bradley, John and Mary
Branner, Almut
Breese, Leanna
Bremner, Robert
Breuer, Kathrin
Britt-Webb, Laurel and Erik
Brown, Jesse
Brown, Marcus and Jasna Pecnik
Browne, Margaret R. Brownlee, Natasha
Bryant, John
Bryson, Susan
Buck, Charlotte
Buck, Elinor and James
Buckman, John and Ann
Budway, Robert and Donna
Buresh, Jan and Jack
Burgoon, Linda
Burke, Susan
Burnett, Alice
Burr, Charry
Busby, Mary Beth
Cable, Diana
Cade, Kathy
Caesar, Patricia
Campion, Narcissa
Capron, Barbara
Capron, John Carr, Anne
Carter, Abigail
Castleman, David
Chafets, Linda
ChaleSalala, Joyce
Chapman, Bonnie W.
Chaudhry, Bilal
Chiume, Sonia
Chopra, Bhavna
Clarke, Nancy L.
Cohen, Francine
Cohn, Sue
Cole, Nancy
Conklin, Nancy
Cook, Pamela and Paul Gietzel
Cookson, Gary and Janet
Cooper, Tom
Cope, Esther
Cortez, Jose
Costelloe, Christine
Cotellessa, Anne and Dana Anderson
Couper, Diana
Craig, Connnie
Crawford, Celia
Creedy, Leslie
Cronly, Jan
Crouse, Peter Culbertson, Eugene H. Curragh, Ellie
Cytryn, Margaret
Daly, John
Decaro, James
DeDominicis, Enzo and Franca
DeDominicis, Felicia and Gary Flynn
DeDominicis, Nunzia and Don Battistoni
Deeg, Richard and Rebecca Evans
Degenhart, Michael and Carmella Mulroy-Degenhart
Delvecchio, Richard and Kathleen
DeNucci, Alexander and MaryBeth
Devery, Ashley and Michael Dewey, Priscilla Dewey, Talbot Dewilde, Patricia DiBiasi, Glenn Dietz Blitz, Dori
Difonzo, John and Ruth Eckland
Dimon, Margaret Dinday, Mary
Dolce, Jed and Samantha Downer, Laraine Downey, Ruth
Duggan, James and Shelia
Dugger, Norma
Dunne, Nancy Eales, Nancy & Richard Eaton, William F. Edge, Gracie Edmunds, Gilmer
Edwards, Polly
Eisenlauer, Barbara Eng, Christine Essaye, Eileen and Tony Essegian, Tina Esslinger, Kristana Everett, William Ewing, William
Ferguson, Ritson & Julia
Ferriere, Susan N.
Fine, Janet and Larry Hardoon
Fisher, Robin
Fishman, Ira and Sheryl
Flescher, Sharon
Flynn, Marybeth
Flynn, Michaela
Forsythe, Anna
Foster, Michael and Elizabeth
Frank, Alison
Franklin, Carlyle
Friedland, Elizabeth
Frorer, Pam
Fuchs, Monique
Fultz, Florence
Gabriel, Danielle
Gaeta, Rosie
Gannon, Maggie
Gantner, Andrew and Margaret
Garner-Perse, Margaret
Gathoga, Rhoda
Genua, Anita
Georgis, Yoana and Steve
Gerner, Mark and Janet Ernst
Gibson, Anne
Gibson, Dina and Jim
Gill, Harmeet
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Gillespie, David and Linda
Goff, Norma W.
Golden, Mark and Jill Charney
Goldenthal, Lori
Goldfarb, Rachael
Goldsmith, Jack and Leslie Williams
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Goodbody, Chrissy
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Gradoville, Robert
Grassi-Haskes, Diane
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Huffman, Wayne Hull, Christina Hunn, Margaret and John Hunter, Nancy
Ijams Butt, Kit and Lily
Ingram, Gregory and Elizabeth
Jackman, Flora
Jacobson, Siri
James, Myranda
Janowski, Karen
Jato, Comfort
Jenkinson, Richard and Victoria Johnson, Kristina
Johnson, Marta S. Jolly, Sunita
Jones, Cornelia Judge, Carolyn and Robert Leaper
Kakiko, Franco and Harriet Nabatesa
Kaplan, Ann
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Karnell, Kathryn Keating, Max
Kenslea, Barbara and Matt Kent, Brian
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Kidwell, Rhanna and Dan Silver
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Knutson, Grace E. Koehler, Jean
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Kombe, Eninka Kooistra, Pieter
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Levine, Brenda
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Liliedahl, Claire
Lindveit, Shelia
Livingston, Lori
Loughlin, Virginia
Love, Linda Watson
Lowe, Jean
Lusskin, Phyllis
MacKay, Scott and Elizabeth Meyer
Maddox, John
Mahando, Pepita
Makau, Louise
Malkiel, Anya
Mallatt, Julie Ann Mangold, Ann Mansfield, Deborah
Marcus, Suzanne Marsh, Brynly
Marshall, John and Virginia Martin, Joanie
Martini, Sandra
Martone Pavia, Roberta Mastrantonio, Joseph
Mathu, Njanja
Matthews, Leslie and David Maurer, Lane
Mayer, Nina
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Murray, Catherine
Murugi-Jenkins, Gathoni
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Quine-Moran, Barbara Rabb, Mary L.
Ragsdale, Alexa and Terry Ramirez, Mildred Ramsey, Robert and John Milonas
Raymond, Lawrence and Nancy
Redman, Barbara Regina, Kim
Reilly, Clare and Mark Reynolds
Reindel, Susan Reiss, Mary-Ann
Rekkas, Tina
Reno, Victoria J.
Rice, Cheryl
Richards, Helga H.
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Riordan, Rosaleen
Robb, Molly
Robbins, Karen
Rodrigues, Mamta
Roer, Gregory
Rosen, Andrew
Rosen, Janet
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Rule, Steven and Martha
Rutter, Patrick
Rweyemamu, Lydia
Ryan, Jane
Sacks, Samantha
Salwen, Deborah and Carlos Restrepo
Sanders, Caroline
Scelsi, Yana
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Schneider, Kim
Schonbrunn, Robert
Schubert, Sharon
Schwartz, Erica and Harry Meade
Segall, Rachel and James Hurley
Shanley, Vincent P.
Sheldon, Gay
Sherry, Kevin
Shore, Mara
Shroff, Callie
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Silvaroli, Pamela
Simmons, Ethan and Una
Singh, Keerti
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Slingerland, Marcia
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Smargon, Carole M.
Smith, Alexandra
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Sorrow, Annmarie
Spence, Lori
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Streeter, Sonya
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Sturm, Chris and Jim
Supran, Ellie
Sweeney, Patrick
Swenson, Michelle
Swope, Jeanne and Doug
Tangri, Rohit
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Forgirlsake, Inc.
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Kenmore Middle School
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MEGA for SEGA
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Randor Monthly Meeting
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Buell, Pamela
Burch, Bob
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases in honor of Marcel van Kuijck
Clarke, Nancy Connolly, Nicole and Brian Connolly, Tom and Cathy Cooper, Thomas A. Corio Foundation
Crawford, Betsy and Marc Leavitt
Cross, Joan and Gorham
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DeDominicis, Laura and Scott Whitehouse
Dolan, Brooke
Dolan, Polly
Dolan, Tracey L. Downer, Laraine Durbin, Portia and Chris
Ebb, Nancy and Gary Ford
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JustGive.org
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Richards, Jr. Esq., Charles F. Richardson, Anne
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Saligman Foundation
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Spence, Lynda and Robert Mittelstadt
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Suliteanu, Jean and David
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Dolan, Tracey L. Forsyth, Annie and Mark Hannah, Susan
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EmpowerHer Monthly Donors
Arman, Sally
Beekman, Nancy
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Quest For The Best
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