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 DESIRE ALINDA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Ndejje University | Kampala, Uganda | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 2
" The opportunity before me to be a Millennium Fellow and join hands to achieve a common goal of making this world a better place for those after us will always drive me to create and visionalise ways of empowering girls through sports and as an agent of change, through the guidance of Millennium Fellowship community to teach me the leadership that enables me to accomplish my target "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Empowerment of Marginalized in Ndejje Community by Using Sports to Enhance their Well-Being
Empowerment of Marginalized in Ndejje Community by Using Sports to Enhance their Well-Being works collaboratively with different stakeholders in Ndejje community to see how based marginalized girls will be further supported. After the completion, the following week will have stakeholder meeting where duty bearers and rights holders will be invited to attend so that they can have a buy in the project concept. Secondly, out of the members from that meeting, a community governance committee will be selected composed of 25 members. This will be followed by training actiivities. This will be followed by forming an advocay committee for thegirls to prpagate thye mandate of the project to other communities
About the Millennium Fellow
Thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow.
Alinda Desire is a 21 year old student pursuing Bachelor's in Civil Engineering at Ndejje University. I appreciate the Millennium Fellowship community for this great initiative and my fellow colleagues for the effort they have put in in the accomplishment of the UN goals. With the coordination of the great minds present, I pledge allegiance to the betterment of our community girls through sports.
