MILLENNIUM FELLOWS AT THE ECOSOC YOUTH FORUM: Sharing Learnings and Reflections
Last month, a delegation of 15 Millennium Fellows attended the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum at the United Nations in...
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MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP BLOG
- May 18
- 4 min
Millennium Fellows at Baylor University bridging educational disparities: Isha and Ruhi Thapar
At the Baylor University in Texas, two sisters are exercising their passion for community leadership to create social impact. Ruhi and...
- Feb 23
- 6 min
Millennium Fellow leveraging emerging tech to advance the SDGs: An interview with Sarosh Nagar
Class of 2022 Millennium Fellow Sarosh Nagar is an Emerging Technologist leveraging tech for social benefit. He founded his Millennium...
- Feb 7
- 3 min
From living as a refugee, to being named a Moonshot Award Winner: Millennium Fellow Yoal Damai Dar
Class of 2022 Millennium Fellow Yoal Damai Dar was named a 2022 Moonshot Prize Award Winner in the 'Borderless category'. This award is...
- Dec 12, 2022
- 3 min
My Millennium Fellowship Journey: Kingsley Odinaka, Class of '19
"The past five years of my life have been dedicated to the fight against malaria, a cause I am very passionate about. The decision to...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 4 min
Millennium Fellowship Alumni SDG 17 Series: Vincent Muhoro on the ups and downs of Social Leadership
This year we asked Millennium Fellowship alumni to share what SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) means to them. Over the coming weeks,...
- Oct 25, 2022
- 6 min
Making a Change: How a Millennium Fellow Engaged at the United Nations Transforming Education Summit
By: Suzzel Alberto “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” -Malala Yousafzai When you ask a child what they...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
Millennium Fellowship Alumni SDG 17 Series: Ariel Zhao on the Power of Partnership
This year we asked Millennium Fellowship alumni to share what SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) means to them. Over the next 4 weeks,...
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
"The Millennium Fellowship played a pivotal role in my development as a social entrepreneur"
Millennium Fellowship alumnus Ernest Mugisha was named a 2022 Chegg Global Student Prize top 50 nominee. He speaks with us about his time...
- Jul 20, 2022
- 5 min
Write a list of things that matter and don't forget to put yourself on it: Aarushi Kataria
Thanks for connecting with us Aarushi. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your passion for mental health advocacy. "My name...
- Jul 6, 2022
- 6 min
Millennium Fellowship Alum Kami Krista named a 776 Fellow, Recieves $100,000 grant
As a Class of 2019 Millennium Fellow, Kami founded Elio, a company that's now on the mission to bridge the communication gap between...
- Mar 4, 2022
- 6 min
Servant Leadership: "Our Experiences as Millennium Fellows and Campus Directors."
We connected with Pawan and Pooja, two Class of 2021 Millennium Fellowship alumni from the CHRIST University (Central Campus) in India....
- Dec 16, 2021
- 7 min
Millennium Fellows at COP26: Meet Angela Zhong, sophomore at Harvard passionate about Climate Action
It's such a pleasure to be connected today Angela! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? “Thank you. I am Angela Zhong, a...
- Oct 26, 2021
- 5 min
From growing up in a camp to being named 2021 Top 50 Global Student leader. The story of Aya Yousef
Aya - it’s such an honor to meet you. Please tell us a bit about yourself “My name is Aya Yousef, a 4th year architecture student at the...
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
"Am I an activist? Not really. I'm a person who cares - A lot": Jasmine Amoako - Agyei
Jasmine Amoako Agyei is a Class of 2020 Millennium Fellowship Alumni from the Arizona State University working on SDG 12: (Responsible...
- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
Alumni Spotlight: Lara Starck, "Learning the Power of a Network was life-changing for me".
Hello Lara! So happy to meet with you, please tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Lara Starck and I was a 2020 Millennium Fellow at...
- Jun 24, 2021
- 6 min
"The Millennium Fellowship creates 21st Century Leaders": Dean Kinyua from the University of Nairobi
Mr Kinyua Ireri, Dean of students at the University of Nairobi. He has shown keen interest in helping graduates transition into social...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
Alumni Spotlight: Open Letter from Team “SHE CAN”
Every year, Shaastra, the annual technical festival of Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras, strives to play its part in giving...
- Jun 9, 2021
- 6 min
2 Millennium Fellowship Alumni Selected to serve on Born This Way Foundation 2021 Advisory Board
We had a chat with Millennium Fellowship alumni Toluwalashe Soyemi from Nigeria and Kendi Juma from Kenya, who have both been selected to...
- Apr 17, 2021
- 4 min
Millennium Fellowship Alumni Spotlight
In 2018, Richard Ling was instrumental in launching the Millennium Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. With just four days until
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