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 NAOMI AKINYI BARAZA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Kisii University | Kisii, Kenya | Advancing SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 6 & UNAI 6
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because i get the chance to turn my care into action. To change the lives of those vulnerable in our community and to change the broken systems. I do what I do because I believe that every child deserves shelter, food ,education and above all love. Know child deserves the cruelty that comes with living on the streets. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: From Streets to Strength
This project focuses on supporting street children and vulnerable youth, addressing SDGs such as access to education and poverty reduction. It provides practical guidance, showing children alternative ways to leave street life and teaching them skills to earn an income for food and shelter. While it successfully helped many children, additional funding is needed to reach and support the youngest and most vulnerable who cannot yet help themselves.
About the Millennium Fellow
Naomi Akinyi Baraza is an undergraduate student currently pursuing Biomedical science and technology. Beyond academics, she cares deeply about social issues especially those affecting children in vulnerable situations. She is deeply passionate when it comes to changing the lives of these children for the better.She is empathetic , curious and is driven by the belief that small actions can lead to big impacts. She loves listening to music because it helps her to stay connected to the people and the things around her. The most important thing about her is that she believes in herself and she believes she can do anything.
