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 MONICA DALITSO CHAIKA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
University of Malawi College of Medicine | Blantyre, Malawi | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 1
" Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will help equip me with tools that will advance my project and my vision ;impacting my local campus and community. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Ending Period Poverty Project
The goal of my project is to inform and educate pre-pubescent and adolescent primary school girls about menstruation while debunking any myths and misconceptions that might negatively impact their day to day life. I plan to teach them how they can take care of their hygiene during their periods, for example, how many times should they change their pads and how they can wash their reusable pads. I also intend to work with other organisations that make reusable pads so we can teach the girls how to make their own reusable pads from cheap and locally available materials.
About the Millennium Fellow
Monica Dalitso Chaika is a 20 year old medical student at the College of Medicine,University of Malawi.She is a passionate,driven and focused student with a strong focus on mental health issues and women’s and children’s rights.
