“I moved from Canada to Australia last year to work in the mining industry. The fireside chat I had with senior geologists Deng Ngang and Deng Ateny about the prospects of working in Western Australia as a geologist had a significant impact on my decision to relocate. So, I highly encourage you to take advantage of Maisha Canada initiatives because you may pick up a thing or two that could be quite beneficial to your academic or professional career.”
Majak Agau Majak, HBSc, MSc, GIT.
MSc., Geochemistry (mine waste management) - University of Waterloo.
HBSc., Environmental Geoscience - University of Toronto.
WUSC Class of 2014.
Perth, Western Australia.
“Nyuon Akoi's presentation covered the value of a co-op and the necessary qualifications. Maisha Canada team later organized a prep session for tech internships, with presentations from Makuer Buol & Awer Kuir. When an opportunity to interview for a tech co-op became available, I did not think twice about it. Through a referral, I aced the interview. My employer then requested the co-op program at my school to waive some requirements for an early entry and placement! My experience with projects in Power platform, app development, database development & maintenance at work will jumpstart my career. It will also give me hands-on exposure to make informed career decisions in either software development or data science”.
Chut Dau Giet, BSc.
Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan.
WUSC Class of 2021.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
“Maisha Canada has been an unequivocal information gap-filler for me and my friends. It has become my family where I network and get information to make informed decisions. When I first arrived in Canada, I spent one month in absolute solitude, cooped up in my residence room (with just my books). This was very unexpected and depressing as someone who comes from a large family. When someone showed me the website, I spent that night reading all the stories. I was immediately able to connect with lovely people like Aluong Agok (at my university) and other Torontonians profiled. That was the end of my solitude. I had found a new family.
I was among the first students to request a personal mentor when I realized things were more complicated than I thought and needed guidance. Like most WUSC students, I had unrealistic expectations. My generation hardly knows people. But through mentorship matching, Maisha Canada connected me with Alfred Maluach who I will always be grateful for his guidance, connections, and bridge of information gap. These are very busy people, but they know nothing is more pleasing than to uplift one’s brother or sister. In less than a year, I did things that I wouldn’t have done without Alfred’s influence, connections, and pool of knowledge. Because of my shamelessness, I sought out information and Maisha Canada played the greatest role during my first 2 years in Canada. It was unbeknownst to me that all I learnt from the website about specific programs, stress management, finances, the protocoled academic system, family pressures, making friends and social media would be my everyday experience. Instead of going through trial and error again, we learned from the experiences of our brothers and sisters who came ahead of us. To Maisha Canada clique, thank you for your time, sacrifices, stories, warnings, motivation, and challenges that are aimed at creating a family for all of us. We promise to be the next mentors to the younger generation with whom we shall share your impacts.”
Dhieu Mayom Deng (Goodnews)
Life Sciences, York University.
WUSC Class of 2020.
Toronto, Ontario.