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 KELVIN KAMAU MAINA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Nairobi CHS | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" My passion and drive for sexual and reproductive health advocacy have been a source of my motivation. I am confident that being a member of the Millennium Fellowship, I will gain the necessary skills of being a leader, advocating for social impact, and communication skills to interact with people of different backgrounds, tribes, and ethnicity. I am willing and excited to start my learning experience. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Youth4Health
Youth 4 Health aims at addressing challenges faced by Kenyan adolescents and youth, in regard to sexual reproductive health. A recent health survey by the ministry of health in Kenya showed that HIV/AIDs has been on the rise in the past two years. 14 to 28 years being the most prevalent age group and more in females. Additionally, it was established to be prevalent in the poor population groups in Nairobi and its outskirts. The aim of the project is to promote health education and promotion of HIV/AIDs spread and prevention, contraception, menstrual health, and stigma on unintended pregnancy outside the school curriculum. HIV/AIDs was inculcated into Kenya's health system more than 15 years ago. Initially, the impact was significant. However, we have realized most Kenyan students view HIV/AIDs theoretically and study to pass exams. Therefore, we found it important to spread awareness about the disease in a setting different from the academic one by using social media brand influencers on tik-tok, Instagram, Twitter and designing cartoons and skits to create awareness. The project also aims to recruit at least 200 students at the University of Nairobi to carry out outreach programs in home residences.
About the Millennium Fellow
Kelvin Maina is an industrious, vision-oriented young man from Nairobi, Kenya. He is a Christian, born and raised in Kenya. Currently, a final-year medical student at the University of Nairobi. In the many years I have engaged and interacted with him, he has proven more than once to be passionate about advocacy for sexual and reproductive health rights in Kenya. His passion for social impact is inclined toward adolescent girls from low-income settings. He aspires to advance his skills, roles, and career in advocating for sexual, and reproductive health and contribute to the advancement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
