ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT WANJIKU NDEGWA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Chuka University | Chuka, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 1 & UNAI 3
" I HAVE A DESIRE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUNG MINDS AND BEING PART OF A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO CREATING A POSITIVE CHANGE. Millennium Fellowship WILL ENRICH MY SKILLS , HELP ME IN REACHING OUT TO A WIDER GROUP, GIVE ME THE MOTIVATION TO PERSIST PURSUING MY AMBITION AND ALSO MEET A VARIETY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME DESIRE AS I. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Mentorship And Social Corporate Responsibility
The Pad Drive Initiative, conducted from September to mid-November, 2024 as part of
the
Millennium Fellowship program, was designed to address the pressing issue of
menstrual hygiene
among schoolgirls in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Menstrual health management is a
significant
barrier to education and personal development for many girls in the region. This
project sought to alleviate these challenges by providing menstrual hygiene products and education,
empowering
300 girls at local schools around. By addressing this fundamental need, the initiative
aimed to
reduce absenteeism, foster confidence, and promote gender equity within the school
environment.
The success of this initiative reflects the dedication to advancing the United Nations'
Sustainable
Development Goals, particularly Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and Goal 5
(Gender
Equality).
About the Millennium Fellow
NDEGWA MUTHONI WANJIKU IS A SOCIAL ,RESILIENT ,HARDWORKING AND AMBITIOUS FEMALE BORN ON 23RD/07/2004 IN NAKURU, KENYA, A PEER COUNSELLOR AND A MENTOR . WANJIKU IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HER BACHELOR IN LAW AT CHUKA UNIVERSITY IN HER 3RD YEAR (2024) .OWING TO HER STRONG ENTHUASISM IN MENTORING YOUNG STUDENTS, WANJIKU TOGETHER WITH HER TEAM INITIATED A PROGRAM TO MENTOR AND EMPOWER YOUNG STUDENTS. WANJIKU HAS AN AMBITION TO GLOBALLY REACH OUT TO MORE STUDENTS TO OFFER GUIDANCE, PROMOTING EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT AND COUNSELLING TO YOUNG PEERS.
