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 MICHELLE HARRIET NYUMBILE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Maseno University Kisumu | Kisumu, Kenya | Advancing SDG 13, SDG 7 & UNAI 9
" Environmental conservation and human wellness fueled my push for my work and academics.Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will enhance skills needed to move towards my dream and goals by meeting with like minded youth.The skills gained from the Millennium Fellowship will help me impact positive changes in the community and above all work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals individually and/or as a group.I am so excited to increase my knowledge bank. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Brikates For Sustainability
This project works on providing alternative cheap sources of fuel to avoid overeliance on charcoal .This has been the main contributor to massive deforastation in Kenya.This is because other alternative greener energy solutions have became expensive because of the high cost of living,with the LPG gas costing over 1200 kenyan shillings.Many families have sort to use charcoal a cheap option but in terms of our climate it is an expensive option.This project is also aimed at improving sources of income for families .The families that have been engaging in the making of the brikates and selling the brikates get money that helps their households in one way or another.Environmental and human wellness is what fuelled my push to begin this project.So far the progress we are making is great.The brikates are made from locally available materials which include; charcoal dust,cow dung,soil,saw dust among other materials.
About the Millennium Fellow
Nyumbile Harriet Michelle is a young ambitious lady aged 25,who was born in a small village called Lwichi in Malava constituency, Kakamega county in Kenya.
She went to the Sacred Heart Girls high school Mukumu in Kenya.It is at this school where her passion and love for environmental conservation and human wellness was awoken and taken to the next level through clubs and societies like junior achievers and the environmental club.
She is currently volunteering at Pursue Kenya where she serves as a volunteer community helping hand.She passionately engages with the widows in their programs including but not limited to vegetable farming,tree planting and community jigger treatment.
Michelle aspires to be a leader and change maker not only in her country but also in the continent and beyond.Currently she is working on a project tagged 'bricates for sustainability' where it provides an alternative,cheap, green source of fuel and also works towards job creation thus eradicating poverty.
She aspires to be a professional where she can further advocate for environmental conservation and contribute towards the United Nations Sustainable goals.
