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 MERAB ALUOCH OPOLOH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
United States International University Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" Having been born and raised around the Kuria community a community within Migori, Kenya. I have experienced several issues and seen girl child suffers. Suffering from going to school, subjected to early marriage, subjected to a lot of societal beliefs because they were born women.. I want to change their lives because I'm a believer that Female Genital Mutilation can stop! "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) A threat to Girl child
Female Genital Mutilation/cutting (FGM) is a tradition rooted in culture and involves the partial or total removal or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against girls and women. It is nearly always carried out on minors and is a violation of the rights of children. The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity; the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and the right to life, in instances when the procedure results in death. WHO strongly urges health care providers not to perform FGM.
About the Millennium Fellow
Merab Aluoch Opolloh is a student at the United States international university-Africa. Pursuing Bachelors of Art Degree in International Relations, with a concentration in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, minoring in Criminal Justice.
I'm a people person. I really like to
meet and work with lots of different
people. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be sure that everything is just right and that, I pay attention to all the details. Merab is a creative thinker. I have an open mind about what will work best and I like to explore alternative solutions to problems. I'm efficient and highly organized. This ensures that I am as productive as possible on the job and empower women and young girls who I'm working with. I enjoy solving problems, troubleshooting issues, and finding solutions in a as short a time as possible.
