ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT TOM RATENG ODOYO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Kenyatta University Parklands | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 2
" I see this as an excellent opportunity to gain more experience on social impact projects, expand, refine my career goals and build professional networks, mentors and contacts. I believe that working with other Fellows who are the best in what they do will strengthen realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and UNAI principles. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: All-Inclusive Safe Space for Youths in Kenya
In Kenya, where there are 47.6 million people, 75% of the population is under 35, according to the results of the 2019 Population and Census. The work force in Kenya, which includes those aged 15 to 64, makes up 57% of the country's overall population, with young people making up 29% of that group. As a result, the majority of young people are jobless, ostracized, and subject to police harassment in addition to being denied access to essential services like healthcare and education. Therefore, this project aims to provide a platform for youth-to-youth sector-specific quality education sharing in order to be able to take advantage of opportunities to improve our overall well-being as youngsters. Our goal is to provide a peer-to-peer support network that helps young people, especially those with disabilities, to develop and pursue their ambitions. The community also aims to give them the chance to connect with and be open with their peers about their weaknesses and difficulties so as to find strength and refuge.
About the Millennium Fellow
Tom Odoyo (nicknamed Gg) is an open-minded, self-motivated and versistile Kenyan law student at the Kenyatta University. For the last 21 years plus, he has been passionate about service to his community. Together with other innovative leaders, he has efficiently organised a good number of social impact challenges and projects to help solve his community's problems. This ardour has translated itself into a string of accolades to his name. Nothwithstanding, he believes that the invaluable practical experiences they have given him are its greatest reward. His unfaltering interests lie in leadership, governance, social impact, marketing and research. He plans to continue making an impact by influencing more people to take up social impact as a hobby. This he believes this is an exemplary opportunity to sensitize and further the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
