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 PARKSY YEKA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Gulu University | Gulu, Uganda | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 3, SDG 13 & UNAI 3
" "It's not a mistake to be born poor, but it's a mistake to die poor" This was said by Dr. Matthew Lukwiya a medical doctor who died saving ebola patients from lacor hospital in Gulu, Uganda.
I come from an area where almost everyone is living below the poverty line, so as someone who has gotten the opportunity to join the fellowship, I want to learn about social impact and how I can use it to improve the lives of people in my community. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Teach-Each
The “Teach-Each” project, led by Millennium fellows of Gulu university, aims to empower pupils holistically by focusing on health knowledge, career guidance, and environmental conservation. During this phase, we engaged over 300 pupils at Manuel Junior School, impacting their knowledge on personal hygiene, lifestyle habits to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and environmental stewardship. Key activities included health seminars, career talks, and tree planting. Four trees were planted as a symbolic and practical step toward environmental conservation. With minimal challenges, the project successfully achieved its objectives, and plans are underway to extend its reach to other schools in the community.
About the Millennium Fellow
Yeka Parksy is a final year student at Gulu university pursuing bachelor of science in agriculture in Uganda. He is a hardworking individual with great passion for leadership, teamwork, food security, climate justice, youth empowerment and humanitarian activities. He is from a humble background and so fortunate to have gone to campus through scholarship and aids from relatives and well wishers. His background pushed him to help other needy people in the community through joining associations and leadership positions at campus. He wishes to be a social impact advocate and help in the fulfilment of the SDGs.
