Tanzania 🇹🇿
In Tanzania, only 16% of women complete upper secondary school, which is the minimum level of education required to qualify for university. Of that small number, fewer than 1 in 20 are able to then matriculate to university.
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In Tanzania, only 16% of women complete upper secondary school, which is the minimum level of education required to qualify for university. Of that small number, fewer than 1 in 20 are able to then matriculate to university. For so many marginalized young women, the dream of university is nearly impossible due to numerous challenges that include cultural barriers, early marriage, teenage pregnancy, family poverty and a tendency to favor the awarding of limited opportunities to young men.
U-GO partners with SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls Advancement), a boarding school for primary and secondary young women. Together, we provide a crucial pipeline of financial resources to help them pursue better futures through education. In the first two years of the partnership, 178 talented young women have been able to attend university, including some of the most prestigious in Africa.
