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 ENSHER WAITHIRA KARANJA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Kenyatta University | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 9
" Empathy and open-mindness is how I connect with people and how I grow. I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it offers a space to exchange ideas and see life from different perspectives and turn them into actions with great impact. I am looking forward to learning, building lasting connections and creating impact. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Pre university mentorship
The project is a mentorship program that involves training high schools and TVET girls in STEM short courses such as introduction to coding/ programming. The target audience is high schools or TVETs where these resources/ training are not readily available to the girls. The goal is to expose them to the various career opportunities in STEM and help the grow their confidence and dream of things they didn't believe were possible and give them a roadmap on how to achieve them and connect the girls/women already in STEM giving them someone to hold their hand.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ensher Waithira Karanja is a Civil Engineering student at Kenyatta University. She was born in Kenya where she still resides and studies. Ensher has always been passionate about sustainable engineering and advocating for women in the STEM space. She is part of a pre-university mentorship program for girls, helping them explore engineering, technology, and innovation as pathways to future careers. She has also been involved in youth focused projects reflecting her commitment to community engagement and development. With a strong interest in sustainable and tech-driven infrastructure, Ensher hopes to combine her academic journey with community impact, empowering young women while contributing to solutions that support people and the environment.
