ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2020
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2020, 15,159 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2020 on 1,458 campuses across 135 nations. 80 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 1,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2020 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JOAN NJERI GICHUKI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.
Kenyatta University | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 7 & UNAI 10
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because this reiterates that the power lies in the youth. This opportunity immerses me into a world of like-minded peers who have a passion in upholding and developing the SDGs while also offering a diverse pool of thoughts and opinions on issues pertaining to different communities. I do this work because as a human race, we are indebted to Mother Nature and this project helps me play my role while spreading awareness thus roping in others to play their crucial parts. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: AlgaeSYS - X Carbon
The project entails utilizing sequestration to help lower the carbon emissions as per IEA's proposals to help achieve low carbon emissions by 2050. This will help mitigate global warming as it works to reduce the carbon foot print. This project seeks to develop SDGs 7 and 13. One of the project goals is to come up with a bioreactor that is easily deployable and hope to impact at least 50+ people in the immediate communities once installed. Another goal includes holding virtual sensitization forums to educate people on the social impact the project hopes to have and how they can take charge and help advance the SDGs.
About the Millennium Fellow
Joan Njeri Gichuki is a 3rd year student pursuing Petroleum Engineering at Kenyatta University, Kenya. Joan considers herself a global citizen and a young leader who is passionate about advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. She is the founder of AlgaeSYS 'X Carbon, a project meant to help mitigate global warming by lowering CO2 emissions. She is an avid believer in equality, passionate about research and is highly devoted to taking care of the environment.
