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 MARY MKANDAWIRE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences | Blantyre, Malawi | Advancing SDG 12, SDG 11 & UNAI 9
" Driven by a vision of waste free future, I'm passionate about harnessing collective action to tackle plastic pollution. Through 'Sustain a Bottle, our community-led initiative, we aim to educate, innovate, and inspire responsible waste management practices. As a Millennium Fellows my group members and I are thrilled to amplify our impact, leveraging expertise and collaboration to scale sustainable solutions. The Fellowship will enhance our project's alignment with UN SDGs 12, 13, and 17, fostering a culture of environmental stewardship and social responsibility. I am excited to develop strategic leadership, creative problem-solving, and inclusive engagement skills, empowering our team to create lasting change and a cleaner, greener world for all. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Plastic Bottles To Purpose
Our project aims at transforming plastic bottles to a useful item. The plastic bottles are shredded into pellets, and these pellets are used as a decorative item when making a key holder. A certain amount of pellets is mixed with Epoxy making a decorative key holder. Alongside this, we are promoting awareness about the importance of recycling through various media outlets.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mary Mkandawire was born in the Northern Malawi in Rumphi district. All her life she has been concerned on how people manage their waste in her surrounding. She discovered people has normalized littering and find no faut in it. This is why she wants to embark on a waste management project called sustain a bottle.
