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 MCSENESIE PHILEMON VANDI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Eastern Technical University | Kenmema, Sierra Leone | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 1
" "Sustainable development is best possible when the power is been shifted to the deprived and are also centered in designing the changes. Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will honne my collaborative and leadership skills to create positive impacts in my university and communities that will be aligned with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I am excited to increase my leadership skills by envisioning innovative learning and creativity". "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Women's Inclusion In Decision-Making And Leadership Roles.
Grima is a medium sized community located in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone. Women in this community face discrimination and marginalization by men for household and community decision makings, and taking leadership roles. Men believe that decision makings and leadership roles are meant for them alone. During the baseline survey, seven out of every ten households report of women not allowed in decision makings and leadership roles. "Our women should be in the chicken and their role is to take of children at home", the town chief, Pa Lansana Alpha stated. Sensitization through community meetings, house to house interview, public gatherings, worship places etc. will help create awareness on the important of women inclusion in decision makings and leadership roles. This will make women become bold, represent the community outside, support household in the absence of their men.
About the Millennium Fellow
Philemon Vandi McSenesie is a student at Eastern Technical University, Sierra Leone pursuing Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology. Philemon is a fervent believer in Team work and working collaboratively for achieving milestones and delivering key performance indicator results. He is an intrinsic motivated and committed individual who is willing to take up new challenges and make impacts in complex working domains. His is a dedicated and results driven development person who focuses and facilitates sustainable self-help developments within. He is passionate about initiatives that bring changes within to improve community livelihood. He possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills. Philemon's project hopes to help community members especially farmers improve their farming system through innovations and creativities. Philemon plans to earn a master's degree in rural sociology to help community members become resilient and self reliance in development works.
