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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MONICAH PIRISI LEKUPE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

Ashesi University | Accra, Ghana | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 10 & UNAI 3

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" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it offers a platform to amplify my commitment to climate justice and sustainable development. Having witnessed how climate change devastates vulnerable communities in Northern Kenya, meeting other young change makers and the skills I will gain through the workshops, including connecting with people interested in making our world better, helps me use technology, research, and advocacy to create solutions that protect livelihoods and empower people who are at climate risk. "

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

Monicah Pirisi Lekupe is a Management Information Systems student at Ashesi University in Ghana, originally from Northern Kenya. Growing up in a semi-arid pastoralist community, she witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of climate change, from prolonged droughts that killed livestock and caused water scarcity to destructive floods that displaced families and threatened livelihoods. These experiences shaped her passion for climate justice and protecting vulnerable communities.  During her summer internship, Monicah has engaged in health communication projects and climate research on early warning systems for pastoralist communities in her coursework. She aspires to pursue a master’s in environmental social science and build a career with the United Nations.

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