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 ANTONY WAMBUA MARY, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Nairobi | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 6
" Creativity, leadership skills and adaptability, fueled by systems thinking, drive my art and my work. Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will enhance these skills collaboratively. The skills I gain from the Millennium Fellowship will make my social impact on schools and art communities more tangible and aligned with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I am excited to increase my anticipatory competence by envisioning new ways of learning and creativity. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Gender based violence elimination
The goal of the project is to provide a supportive platform to the victims of human right violations not only by spreading awareness and letting people know about it, but also by giving them a platform to report their grievances and get the support of the common mass. One characteristic of gender-based violence is that it knows no social or economic boundaries and affects women and girls of all socio-economic backgrounds: this issue needs to be addressed in both developing and developed countries.
Decreasing violence against women and girls requires a community-based, multi-pronged approach, and sustained engagement with multiple stakeholders. The most effective initiatives address underlying risk factors for violence, including social norms regarding gender roles and the acceptability of violence. The project will provide help to survivors of Gender based violence, and aim to shift social norms by promoting gender equality and behavioral change
About the Millennium Fellow
Antony Wambua Mary is a third year student at the University of Nairobi. He is studying bachelors degree in psychology and sociology. He was born in Kenya and he is a true citizen of the world. All his life he has been irritated by gender based violence. For as long as he could remember, Antony has always been passionate about his advocacies for gender equality and Elimination of gender based violence. This drive and ardour translated itself from Antony's experiences in the local community and his continuous dedication to gender equality.
Throughout his high school years and currently in his college years, he has successfully organized various philanthropic projects and gender equality movements ; which through his outstanding leadership, he plans to continue in the future. Antony aspires to be in a professional field where he can cultivate these advocacies further, and provide his own contri bution in the development of the United
Nations' Sustainable Goals.
