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 YVETTE ANITHA PARADIZO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture | Kigali, Rwanda | Advancing SDG 1, SDG 3 & UNAI 1
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it connects me with passionate changemakers and equips me with skills to drive meaningful impact in my community. Through this program, I will learn leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills that will help me grow projects that empower smallholder farmers. I do this work because I believe in creating sustainable solutions that improve livelihoods and protect the environment. The Millennium Fellowship is an opportunity to amplify my efforts and work with others to make a lasting difference. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Shewell Initiative
The Shewell Initiative is a youth-led endeavor in Rwanda focused on empowering teen mothers and post-abortion girls. By providing training in mushroom cultivation and supporting the establishment of small businesses, the initiative aims to address various challenges these young women face, including poverty, malnutrition, and limited educational opportunities. Through the cultivation and sale of mushrooms, participants gain valuable skills, generate income, and contribute to their communities. Additionally, the initiative offers childcare support, reproductive health education, and entrepreneurial training to ensure comprehensive support for these vulnerable individuals. The ultimate goal is to create a sustainable future for these young women, empowering them to become self-sufficient and contribute positively to their communities.
About the Millennium Fellow
Yvette Anitha PARADIZO is brown, young and Conservation Agriculturist student at Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture. She was born in Rwanda and she's currently study in Rwanda. Anitha has always passionate about advocates for social justice, women's success and rights and human rights. Throughtout her high school years and in college years, she has successfully organized various extra calliculum activities includes most of the activities attributing to the more achievement and success of girl's. She is planning to continue her master's degree in Conservation Agriculture and be proffessional leader in Agriculture activities and provide her contribution in Rwanda's Vision.
