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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ROBERT OTIENO OCHIEL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.

United States International University Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3

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" Evolution is something I believe to be deeply ingrained in the desires of man, and as the capacity to improve productively remains ever-present, I find that the fulfillment of this capacity is seldom sought in the world around me. I am convinced that it is this same contentment with mediocrity that has allowed for a stagnance in the development of my country Kenya and I am convinced my role as a Millennium Fellow will spur me to bring about the evolution I want. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Excel Tutors Africa

I have always dreamed of making practical education accessible to any Kenyan (and in future any African) no matter their background, disabilities or work schedule. My passion for philosophy led me to research what made ancienct Greek societies so great and using a core element of ancient Greek education, the notion that education should be used to build on people's innate talents and interests, Excel tutors was born. Though ancienct Greece served as inspiration you'll have to excuse me for stressing that Rome wasn't built in a day. We are currently working with Kenyan youth through our website and zoom to offer tutoring services but we hope to reach a point where any "Mama Mboga" (Local vegetable seller) can be able to pick up their phone and learn finance essentials in a concise way, or an English professor who hopes to learn the basics of Blockchain to sound smart to their friends in their next meeting! And finally, decades from now, I envision Excel tutors having hundreds of physical mini learning points where anyone could simply walk in and be instructed by a previous Excel Tutors benefitee and learn exactly what they want to know.

About the Millennium Fellow

Robert Ochiel's greatest asset is his ability to turn ideas into reality. The slow gratification that comes from gruelingly turning nothing into everything you hoped it would be and more is a process that he has grown to appreciate more and more. Despite his passion for technology and innovation he also has a great appreciation for the arts and tries to find correspondence between the two when possible. His experience in the field of community service is growing by the day through his edutech startup Excel Tutors Africa, his role in the Hult Prize organization, his job at Avallain Africa among other initiatives.

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