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 JEAN JACQUES SANGWA IGIRANEZA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Rwanda Busogo | Butare, Rwanda | Advancing SDG 2, SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" After reading about the Millennium Fellowship, I really found that that this was the right mentor and place I've been looking for in the past 4 years. Having an ability to feel others, their pain and identify their problems was not enough to impact their lives positively. I needed someone/something that could help me also generate ideas on how I can solve these problems. I believe that Millennium Fellowship will help me unlock my potentials and equip me with ideas and tools that I need to create something new, and be of a great importance in my society. The experience through this fellowship will allow me to make a social impact, and that's why I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Green Giving Project
Green Giving project is a project which was focused on two main SDGs, zero hunger and climate action, in this project we planted and distributed over 1000 fruit trees in our community while prioritizing mothers and the elderly. It is a project that impacted over 500 people in our community, and we have been following up with the families who received the fruit trees and the results are promising.
About the Millennium Fellow
Jean Jacques IGIRANEZA SANGWA is a passionate advocate for sustainable development, currently pursuing a degree in Crop Sciences at the University of Rwanda. He has a deep-rooted commitment to eradicating hunger and malnutrition, driven by a desire to see no one suffer from food insecurity. Jean Jacques is the founder of the Farmers' Hunger Education Initiative, a project that empowers local farmers with modern agricultural techniques, aiming to boost productivity and incomes in underdeveloped regions. His dedication to this cause was recognized at the African Leadership Challenge, where his project became a role model for others. Jean Jacques's vision extends beyond his immediate community, as he strives to contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and create lasting change in the lives of those affected by hunger.
