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 EDWINA GORWOR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
University of Liberia | Monrovia, Liberia | Advancing SDG 1 & UNAI 1
" Exploration and connecting with others have been my hope to fully reach my working goal.
Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will enhance my leadership skills to fully contribute to the development of my country. The skills I will gain from the Millennium Fellowship will help me make my contributions to my community and school more tangible and align with the SDGs goals.
I am excited to explore my vision, connect with others and learn new skills that will make me more vibrant. Learning new things from the Millennium Fellowship will be a great deal for my mentees, my community and country at large, because I will be giving back to them what I have learned from the Millennium Fellowship. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Girls Development Initiatives (GDI)
Girls Development Initiatives GDI, aims at mentoring young girls as well as skill training programs. The Mentorship include leadership skills, breaking barriers and facing challenges, how they can positively contribute to society and etc. The skill training includes, baking, soaring, making slippers and etc. In October, I conducted a training workshop for 25 girls follow by a month of in person mentorship that is on going presently. I will conduct the next training workshop on the 30 of November for 30 girls and by early next year I will start the skill training programs for 50 girls.
About the Millennium Fellow
Edwina Gorwor is a graduate of the Bassa Seventh Day Adventist School, and earned an Associate Degree ("AA") in Computer Science, from the Grand Bassa University College, 2018.
She's presently a Junior student at the University of Liberia, studying Public Health. She is one of the beneficiaries of NAYMOTE Partners for Democratic Development Mentorship and Leadership Training Program. She's a Liberian and a member of several Youth and women's organizations.
She's a mentor, women's rights advocate, youth leader and the founder of " Girls Development Initiatives". She's the gender coordinator for the Bassa Youth Caucus, where she coordinates gender issues like SGBV, SEA, Violence against women and children and etc.
She has been volunteering for many women and youth's groups for the past five years. She is passionate about women and children's right, creation of skill training programs for young women, and the development of her community and country at large.
