ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2019
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2019, over 7,000 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2019 on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations. 69 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 805 Millennium Fellows.
During the Millennium Fellowship, Millennium Fellows' dedicated 96,705 hours and their 422 unique projects positively impacted the lives of 564,366 people worldwide.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT CAROLINE WAIRIMU KIHARA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2019.
Strathmore University | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to be a Millenium fellow because it provides a platform for transforming the society around and educating the youth. Furthermore, it will enable other young people to take on leadership roles to create the society we want and we would thrive in. Thus creating a bright and vibrant world for the generations to come.
The youth are the future. It is our duty to ensure we enlighten them. Furthermore, we should show that the sky is not the limit. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Jenga Youth
The project aims at sensitising the youth about
the non-traditional career options and
creativity in their careers. The aim is to
encourage education in all fields of life i.e
biotechnology, arts, sculpting. Furthermore,
encouraging creativity and diversity. The
projects it geared towards creative skills. The
vision of the project is to encourage the young
ones and youth to delve into fields of their
passion and to make them understand
education is wide and there are many options
out there. Therein, promoting creativity and
innovation. The project also aims to help the
youth understand there is an equal opportunity
for everyone out there. Also within the project
there will be mentoring.
About the Millennium Fellow
Caroline Wairimu Kihara is a fourth year law student at Strathmore University. Additionally, she is a mentor at Bridge International Academies. She is a member of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth committee in Kenya where she serves as an ambassador for SDG 14: Life below water.
