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 ORNELLA DUSENGE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Kumasi, Ghana | Advancing SDG 13, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 10 & UNAI 2
" "Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man." As I embark on the Millennium Fellowship, I am eager to unleash my potential as a catalyst for change. This transformative journey will equip me with insights to weave sustainability into the fabric of my community, tools to harmonize human progress with nature's rhythm and connections to a dynamic network of innovators, thinkers, and doers. I am thrilled to join the Millennium Fellowship's vibrant ecosystem, where creativity meets passion and collective action ignites positive impact. Together, let's craft a blueprint for a thriving world – where humanity and the planet flourish in perfect symphony. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Our Climate Info for better development
Sub-Saharan Africa's reliance on climate-sensitive sectors (agriculture, energy, and water) makes it vulnerable to climate change impacts. Limited financial, technological, and human resources exacerbate this vulnerability, hindering economic development and perpetuating unemployment. Our aim is mpowering Africa's future, one climate-smart decision at a time by providing actionable climate data and capacity-building initiatives to Sub-Saharan African countries, fostering resilience in agriculture, energy, and water sectors, and unlocking economic growth, job creation, and environmental stewardship.
About the Millennium Fellow
With a heart dedicated to preserving the beauty of our planet, I am Ornella Dusenge is a Burundian student of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Ornella is offering BSc Environmental Science as program of study. Ornella Dusenge is passionate about biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Because of her bilingual skills, Ornella loves writing short stories about our mother Earth and voiceless individuals from our communities. She likes dancing, singing, cooking and interacting with people. She believes that there is still hope to make the world a better place for every living organism.
