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 RUTH KETTY KISUZA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Makerere University | Kampala, Uganda | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" As an aspiring global health practioner,I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow. Millennium Fellowship program will not only equip me with good leadership and project managment skills but its also an oppurtunity for me to grow my network with talented students and experienced professionals in the fellowship which is an asset for my career development. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Kwan Kelo Deyo
KWAN KELO DEYO is a project that seeks to empower teenage girls( including those who have ever been victims of teenage pregnancy) through
peer mentorship to encourage them to continue and complete their education. Girls are also equipped with skills like knitting snd crotchetting among others so that they can use this skills to generate income to sustain themselves.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ruth Ketty Kisuza is an undergraduate student of Cytotechnology at Makerere University in Uganda. She is also the Guild representative Councillor(GRC) for the School of biomedical Sciences at Makerere university. She has particular interest in Antimicrobial resistance, Women empowerement and the intersection between Planetary health and Human health. She's currently enrolled for an introductory course on "An African perspective on Climate Change" at True Africa University and a leadership training program on Antimicrobial resistance at REACT Africa. As an aspiring Global health practitioner she has written an an article on her perspective on Primary Health Care in Uganda published on the GHME website.
