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 NORBERT LEONCE RIZIKI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College | Moshi, Tanzania | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6

" I am excited about the Millennium Fellowship because my work and experience directly align with its core goals of student leadership for social impact and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).My involvement as a policy case study intern with the KCMC-Cornell Global and Public Health Initiative, where I investigated climate change and its impact on infectious diseases like Malaria, Dengue, and Schistosomiasis, directly contributes to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being and SDG 13: Climate Action. My efforts in developing actionable policy recommendations reflect a proactive approach to addressing these critical global challenges.As the Chairperson of the standing committee on public health (SCOPH) and a youth ambassador for ActallianceTanzania Forum/Working the Giant (WTG) initiative, I have developed strong skills in leadership, community engagement, and advocacy. My participation in the GBV intensive course and activism, diabetes day outreach, and media advocacy on hepatitis day demonstrates my commitment to public health and social justice.The Millennium Fellowship's mission to convene, challenge, and celebrate student leaders resonates with me. My extensive involvement in conferences, community outreach, and various ambassadorships highlights my dedication to leveraging my academic knowledge and skills to make a tangible, positive impact on my community and beyond. I believe that my commitment to furthering my education and experiences through such opportunities is what the fellowship is designed to support. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Echoes of Self
The project is a group project (campus project) based on SDG3 about health specifically mental health titled ECHOES OF SELF as a target to help adolescents and youth because these age groups are faced with a lot of emotional and psychological crises..faced by echoes (repeating voices in their minds) that they are not worthy of living or not good enough. This project will be a tool of advocacy to adolescents and youth on matters of mental health( how to face,conquer and deal with the silent echoes) because it all starts in the mind
About the Millennium Fellow
Norbert Leonce Riziki is a third-year medical student at KCMC University in Moshi, Tanzania, born on September 11, 2002. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in medicine. Since November 2024, Riziki has served as an Ambassador for the Journal of African Medical Students (JAMS) and since December 2024, he has been a youth ambassador for the ActallianceTanzania Forum/Working the Giant WTG initiative. In his role as Chairperson of the standing committee on public health (SCOPH) for the TAMSA, KCMC Chapter, he has organized and participated in various workshops and outreaches. Some of these activities include a policy case study on climate change and infectious diseases, media advocacy, and community health programs. Riziki possesses skills in policy analysis, research, community engagement, and leadership.









