“You’ve just finished packing up your life into three suitcases and have moved out of your apartment in Toronto.
I know you feel 100 different emotions at once — excitement, fear, gratitude, sadness, anxiety, and happiness. You’re questioning what awaits you in Tanzania and what you will return to in Canada. You’re dreading saying goodbye to your friends and family for eight months, but I can assure you, you will feel them with you as you embark on the life-shaping journey ahead of you.”
Malika is part of the 2025-26 cohort of AKFC International Youth Fellows. She worked in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as a Monitoring and Evaluation Fellow at the Aga Khan Health Services. Read her Dispatch to learn more about her experience.
