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 MAVIS NI-ANA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ashesi University | Accra, Ghana | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 10 & UNAI 3

" I am driven by a deep belief in the power of opportunity to transform lives. Through mentoring and skills development, I strive to help underprivileged people realize their potential. The Millennium Fellowship excites me because it offers the tools, connections, and platform to amplify my impact and inspire change where it’s needed most. "
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’s how 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
Mavis Ni-Ana is a final-year Business Administration student at Ashesi University in Ghana, passionate about giving back to her community, volunteering, and youth empowerment. She has served as an executive for the Be Impactful Initiative under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Outreach Committee, leading mentorship and outreach programs for under-resourced schools. Currently, she is an executive member of J-FORCE, a values-based leadership club promoting moral and ethical leadership. Mavis strives to create inclusive spaces where young people feel heard, supported, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.









