ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2021
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In 2021, over 25,000 young leaders on 2,000+ campuses across 153 nations applied to join the Class of 2021. 136 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 2,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2021 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT KONDWANI KAMSIKIRI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
EARTH University | San José, Costa Rica | Advancing SDG 12 & UNAI 1
" I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow because it is a great experience to learn, gain strength, and showcase to the world the untapped potential that youths have in resolving global challenges. This program creates a platform to connect with global student leaders that are making a change in their communities especially in advancing SDG goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: ECO-WHEEL
ECO-WHEEL works on gathering and reusing household waste as reasonable substrates to produce Maggots and manure. Maggots are affordable, green, and sustainable high protein feed/ supplement for livestock like pigs, poultry, birds, and fish. We started with a demonstration for practical and teaching purposes at our campus and then proceeded to surrounding communities. We use videos and small pamphlets to reach and educate people in and out of the university. The objective of the project is to provide a cheap alternative supplementary feed(maggots) for farmers, to promote a farming practice that is economically viable, socially just, and environmentally friendly, and to reduce the energy loss within the food web and also promote the spirit of recycling.
About the Millennium Fellow
Kondwani is a highly motivated and visionary young leader. He is a clime-smart agriculture advocate who is very passionate about the use of technology and innovation to revolutionize agriculture, food systems and protect the environment. His work is directed towards advancing SDGs 1 and 2. He is a co-founder of Smallholder Farmers Innovations (SFI), a social venture aimed at improving agricultural production among smallholder farmers in Malawi through the introduction, production, and distribution of a leading low-cost novel fertilizer. Kondwani is a student at EARTH University, Costa Rica, majoring in Agricultural Sciences.
