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 GERALD KILIMO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Nairobi | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 9
" First, I am a product of someone else's kindness having gone through education on a scholarship programme. For this reason, Milllenium Fellowship gives me a chance to give-back to my community levaraging on my leadership skills.
Second, Millennium Fellowship grounds me on a global space forstering global citizenship, where solutions for global challenges are thought through and applied for a better future. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Equity Leaders Program, University Of Nairobi
We have trained and equipped several hundred university students with soft skills, in professional and personal development programs. We have achieved this through planning and organizing career coaching with industry leaders. This has seen almost 90% of the students we engage with qualify for internships and full-time jobs year after year thus addressing the unemployment problem in Kenya. Financial constraints have been a great challenge, as we depend on partners to raise funds for feeding programs and incurring operational costs. Nonetheless, sometimes we have had to shift our focus programs with less financial requirements. Additionally, the mobilization of volunteers for community engagements has always posed a great obstacle. However, constantly creating awareness of the importance of the programs to our volunteers and their impacts being seen, has been a great force for recruitment. Our focus on student mentorship by linking up students to alumni has been very fruitful, as students are prepared early enough for the realities of life regarding careers, managing relationships, and investments. Most of our programs have been appreciated and commended by the local community within Nairobi and its environs. We work with impact-driven organizations including Equity Group Foundation and Kenya Red Cross.
About the Millennium Fellow
Gerald Kilimo is a final year student in the University of Nairobi taking a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics.
In his current role as Vice-President at Equity Leaders Club-University of Nairobi, he champions for community engagements and strategic partnership creation where his organizational skills are sharpened. In collaboration with the University’s Careers Office, organizing for mentorship and training forums
for all students as capacity building avenues. Here, his mobilization and fund-sourcing skills have been nurtured. Having served in the University’s Partnerships Committee, he has linked continuing students to alumni for job networks, wholistic mentorship and bonding.
Gerald has a particular enthusiasm for socially impacting and transforming solutions, which excites him to consider involvement with your organization’s projects. The organization’s approach to increasing quality of life of people being keen on sustainability, inclusivity and humanitarianism, models a fine environment for his passion to build resilient and dynamic development frameworks. He is confident that his leadership experiences and internship roles have equipped him with specific thoughtfulness to give tailored solutions that aligns with your values and principles.
