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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT STEPHEN GICHO NG'ENDO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

Moi University | Eldoret, Kenya | Advancing SDG 12, SDG 13 & UNAI 6

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" Climate change is not just an environmental issue, it’s a health, economic, and social concern. Through this fellowship, I look forward to refining my skills, expanding my knowledge, and implementing innovative projects that can create sustainable change in my community. It would also help me inspire others to take action. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Innovative Approach to Tyre Waste Management

The source of our project, "Innovative Approach to Tyre Waste Management: Enhancing Concrete with Recycled Rubber Aggregates," comes from a team of five Moi University School of Public Health students working through the community based education program. We based it at a garage called Bidii in Eldoret, Kenya, tackling the mess of scrap tyres over 34,000 tons yearly in Kenya alone, polluting groundwater, air from burning, and with 27% ending up dumped illegally. The big goal? Test if shredded waste tyres can replace some concrete aggregates. We zeroed in on lab tests for compressive strength, density, and water absorption using mixes from 0-10% rubber replacement. Tyres came from the garage's daily haul of 50+, picked based on being worn-out, mostly rubber, and free of oil or junk. We surveyed 10 mechanics there: 56% sell tyres for recycling, 44% truck 'em to landfills, 70% struggle without pickup services, but 90% agree turning them into concrete cuts pollution big time. Everyone (100%) deals with 50+ tyres a month, wants garage pickups, 70% would supply us, and all are keen for training sessions. Results match studies like Eldin & Senouci (1993) and Selvakumar (2014) rubberized concrete lighter, less strong, but more flexible for non-load-bearing stuff. Got ethics clearance from Moi's IREC for voluntary, anonymous involvement. Next steps: push policies with NEMA, team up with garages, run workshops to scale this circular economy fix against tyre waste's 3% slice of global carbon emissions.

About the Millennium Fellow

My name is Stephen Ng’endo, born in Kenya. I'm an Environmental Health specialist and a passionate climate change enthusiast. Currently studying at Moi University, I'm dedicated to understanding and addressing environmental challenges. Driven by a vision for a sustainable future, I am planning to engage in and implement innovative solutions to combat climate change, aiming to make a lasting impact on communities and the planet.

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