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 JOAN ROBAI WANJALA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Mount Kenya University | Thika, Kenya | Advancing SDG 1, SDG 1 & UNAI 3
" My work in bead making is driven by a vision of self-reliant and creative communities. Joining the Millennium Fellowship excites me because it offers the skills, networks and global perspectives I need to expand my reach, collaborate with diverse change makers and make my projects more sustainable and impactful. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Jowaro Creatives and Crafts
In my project am passionate about creating social impact on the issue of unemployment in my circles and environment through creative skills. The project targets unemployed youths and women. I have been offering free training and mentorship on hand skills like; beadmaking, mat making, crocheting and making jewelleries and ornaments. With the knowledge in these areas I have been forming groups of youths and local women and mobilizing them into self employment . Apart from training I also connect them to local markets where they sell their products and with that they are able to make money that sustains their living.
About the Millennium Fellow
Joan Robai Wanjala is a young, passionate, creative and dedicated student studying Education at Mount Kenya University Kenya. She was born in Western Kenya but resides in Central Kenya and currently studying. Joan is dedicated to training women and youths in beadmaking, mat making and crocheting a pathway to creativity, entrepreneurship and self reliance. Therefore; being a fourth year student at Mount Kenya University, Joan balances her academic pursuits with community work equipping others with tools to succeed. She aims to inspire confidence, unlock potential and spark the courage to dream bigger. Joan's motto "Together we can build stronger, more resilient communities."
