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 KATHERIN NCHEKU NKINI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Juja, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 8, SDG 10 & UNAI 2

" My passion lies in empowering girls with the skills and opportunities they need to thrive in technology and beyond. The Millennium Fellowship will strengthen my ability to design impactful programs, collaborate with global change makers, and create sustainable solutions. I am excited to use this platform to inspire and equip more girls to break barriers, lead with confidence, and shape brighter futures for themselves and their communities. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: BintiBora Techspire
The goal of the Binti Bora TechSpire project is to equip young women and girls in Kibera with technology skills so they can overcome poverty. We intend to establish a technology hub that doubles as a virtual help center, learning center, and cyber café. We will offer training in digital literacy, Microsoft Office, data entry, graphic design, basic computer skills like editing and printing and basic coding to three primary groups: high school girls, recent high school graduates, and young mothers. Through our partnerships with Ajira Kenya, AkiraChix, Akili Dada and WIT Kenya we’ll connect participants to hands-on training and real job opportunities. This ensures they have a clear path to success. The cyber café will also offer paid services like online research, virtual assistance, document formatting, CBC printing and resume writing. This way learners can earn while they grow their skills. By empowering these young women we’re tackling critical issues like reducing dependency, preventing early marriages and changing the narrative around girls in technology. Our goal is to help them become financially independent and create opportunities for future generations. To lay the groundwork for these abilities, I currently tutor girls in STEM subjects sparking their interest too!
About the Millennium Fellow
Katherin Ncheku Nkini is a telecommunications and information engineering student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Raised in Lang’ata, Nairobi, she witnessed how limited access to technology holds girls back. Her project, Binti Bora TechSpire, seeks to empower high school girls and young mothers in Kibera by equipping them with essential digital skills such as Microsoft Office, data entry, coding and graphic design, while connecting them to income opportunities. The initiative also combats period poverty through menstrual kit distribution. As chair of the Women in Tech committee, Katherin mentors and inspires young women to lead and innovate.










