ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ELSA JEPKIOS, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Mount Kenya University | Thika, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
Millennium Fellowship Project: Flow with Pride
The project will focus mainly on Sexual and reproductive health rights of children in
primary, and secondary schools and teenagers in the undergraduate level. Great
strides have been made in the SRHR field in Kenya. However, many girls experiencing
menarche still face stigmatization from their peers.
The project will educate both boys and girls on matters concerning menstrual health
and hygiene in addition to educating them on what to expect during their menses.
Further, the project will organize pad drives in various schools to ensure that girls
receive pads. This will be an effort towards ending period poverty.
The project will also focus on educating students on campus on the importance of
taking care of their sexual and reproductive health in addition to raising awareness on
different types of contraceptive methods available. This will reduce the need for
women and girls to undergo unsafe abortions. Men will also be educated on this so
that they can ensure their partners are safe
About the Millennium Fellow
Elsa Jepkios is a medical student at Mount Kenya University. As a medical student, she has interacted with many people especially vulnerable women who present at the reproductive health unit with various concerns. As such, she is dedicated to reaching out to young women at the community level and improving both their hygiene and health. Through her project, she hopes to educate these young women and help them take charge of their health. Further, she also aims to contribute to ending period poverty both in the country and in the region.
