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 OTIENO PHELIX JUMA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Kisii University | Kisii, Kenya | Advancing SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" Following the change in weather trend due to climate change, with the skills I get from Millennium Fellowship will help me to campaign for tree planting as one way we could use to make our environment safe for living. Recycling of non degradable materials like plastics will be of great importance. Therefore through Millennium Fellowship my social impact in schools, communities and globally my ideas and skills acquired will be made more tangible and aligned with the UNAI principles and SDG's. I am excited to have my skills and experience increased. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Green Kenya
My project is advancing towards creating a green Kenya. It contributes to the attainment of the Kenyan forest coverage goal of 10% forest cover within the Kenyan boarders. We work as a team of 9 people. We have a tree nursery within Kisii University compound where we raise tree seedlings. We plant tree seeds on a seed bed, take care of them until they are mature enough to be transplanted into potting bags. After transplanting into a potting bag, we water them regularly until they are ready for planting. The matured seedlings we plant them in local primary schools around Kisii Town. Alongside tree nursery management we also collect plastic waste bottles to make them useful again by making aerial gardening, decorations and footstools
About the Millennium Fellow
Phelix Otieno Juma is a young, bright, talented young man with an inspiring heart, who is ready to give his best in empowering and supporting towards the Nation's Sustainable Goals. Phelix is an undergraduate student in Kisii University pursuing bachelor's of science in Microbiology currently living in Kisii County and was born in Kisumu County, 1996. Phelix was and is interested in the conservation of the environment by planting of trees and recycling non degradable materials e.g plastics into useful materials that can be as well turned as source of income when sold. Otieno's goal is to sensitize, create a good and
sustainable environment for everyone and for the Nation
