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 CATHERINE WANJIKU WACHIRA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Nairobi Upper Kabete | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 3, SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" Leadership, command and confidence are essential skills that I know I will need to work on during my work.
I need to be confident enough to address a large group of people, to teach them and to make sure they trust the information and instructions I plan to give. Im also excited to work on my leadership and organizational skills in order to properly manage groups of people and achieve my objection in recognizing their needs and delivery of the same. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Autism Awareness Project
This project is a collection of resources and research materials that will help parents of autistic children and their communities understand this condition better and reduce the stigma around it
About the Millennium Fellow
Catherine wanjiku wachira is a passionate veterinary medicine student at the University of Nairobi.
She was born in Kenya and has spent most of her life in the vibrant capital city, Nairobi.
Catherine has always been an excellent student through out her primary and highschool years and earned herself a spot in the prestigious university.
Unfortunately or fortunately she experienced alot of hardship navigating the real world as an adult and was prone to anxiety and depression. However after the autism diagnosis of her young beautiful baby girl, Catherine has now become a force of nature trying to provide the optimum environment for her girl to thrive, be independent and successful. It is through this journey that she was empowered to help other members of her community without the resources who are going through similar circumstances. It is her dream to be a champion and a beacon of hope to parents of autistic children so that in turn, the can give their children the best chance of success in all areas of life.
