How Monika Fox turned from tourist to women entrepreneurship mentor

Monika Fox (third right) at a Maasai village in Moshi, Kilimanjaro. PHOTO | COURTESY

There is a place that one would visit and instantly feel at home, and Tanzania has always been described as an oasis, where a visitor feels embraced and welcomed with open arms.

Monika Fox, a Canadian tourist, first came to Tanzania 17 years ago to volunteer in a local microloan organisation. Still, like most visitors, the call to explore the beauty of Tanzania’s wilderness and endowed stunning landscape was too loud to ignore, so for the first time, Monika set foot in Tarangire National Park.