ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.

UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT BEN RIAK CHANGDAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ashesi University | Accra, Ghana | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 10 & UNAI 3

" Solving community problems with people of the same passion and interest filled my desire to apply for the Millennium Fellowship. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: EduGo
My community is made up of around 400 people. One of the biggest challenges we face is the lack of access to quality education. This gap has left many young people with few options for their future. In recent years, many youths, some as young as 12, have dropped out of school to work as motorbike riders for wealthier outsiders who own the bikes. While this provides short-term income, it has led to serious issues like rising school dropout rates, increased accidents, and even theft. This situation has troubled me deeply. For the past two years, I’i've been thinking about how to create a lasting solution using the knowledge and skills I’I've gained so far. That’show EduGo was born. EduGo is an education-centered initiative designed to help young people in my community stay in school and prepare for a better future. The goal is to provide mentorship, basic literacy and numeracy support, and practical skills training that connects education to real-life opportunities. By building a system that promotes continuous learning, personal growth, and access to better alternatives, EduGo aims to give young people the tools they need to thrive without having to abandon their education for unsafe, short-term jobs.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ben Changdar is a young committed leader from South Sudan studying computer science at Ashesi University. He was born among the wars and chaos of a war-torn country South Sudan. Hailing from a country in which access to education is not guaranteed, his love and passion for education put him into the opportunity of getting the prestigious Mastercard foundation scholarship. He is currently exploring how to solve community problems of access to clean water and helping youths from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education through mentoring and guidance in applying for scholarship. Despite pursuing computer science, his love for community makes him explore more sustainable solutions to the nation's agricultural problems with a vision of ending hunger.








