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 TONNY OCHIENG' OSIRO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Kirinyaga University | Kirinyaga, Kenya | Advancing SDG 14, SDG 1 & UNAI 3
" Being driven by creativity and adaptability, I approach social impact through a systems-thinking lens. As a Millennium Fellow, I look forward to deepening these skills collaboratively while scaling social impact. I'm passionate about reimagining learning and creativity to build more impactful, future-ready solutions.” "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Weed to Wealth
Weed to wealth, seeks to repurpose water hyacinth, an invasive weed choking aquatic life, blocking waterways and devastating the lake's ecosystem and the local economies reliant on it. This will be made possible by turning the invasive water hyacinth from Lake Victoria into a source of income by harvesting it and using it in craft making, producing baskets, mats, and other handmade products for sale.
About the Millennium Fellow
Osiro Tonny Ochieng' is an intelligent, creative young man with strong morals, who cares about making a difference in his community. He enjoys classical music. Tonny values setbacks because he believes they exist to remind us about the importance of continuous growth. He loves reading books about entrepreneurship and is passionate about SDG 14 - Life below water. As a software engineering student, he uses his problem solving and critical thinking skills to create robust solutions to social problems. Overall, he endeavours to embody the spirit of Nelson Mandela—demonstrating resilience, integrity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to justice and equality.
