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 AGATHA OPIRU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Muni University | Arua, Uganda | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 6 & UNAI 3
" "Opportunity to build up my career and fulfill my long time dreams with so much ease."
Being part of the Millennium Fellowship,I will enhance my fulfillment of helping the vulnerable women and children in my community and world wide against diseases spread and promote their rights especially to education and being exposed to the world with good health statues.
And practice professionally in my career path of environment advocate in which I will carryout community outreach on the dangers of degrading the environment with way forward for its conservation.
Skills gained from Millennium Fellowship will creatively and collaboratively apply on environment conservation and health campaigns on disease prevention impacting on the schools, hospitals and communities aligning with UNAI principles and SDGs.
I am overwhelmed in my anticipatory competence through creative ways of learning and build a better world. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Antimicrobial Resistance Sensitization Project (AMRSP)
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Sensitization project aims to empower the community through creating awareness about the causes of AMR, its consequences and prevention as many people completely lack knowledge about AMR and yet its rate of development is accelerated majorly through our actions. The major causes of AMR being misuse( for example sharing leftover drugs, not completing the treatment duration, self medication among others) and overuse of drugs -( maybe due to poor water quality and sanitation, people follow sick consistently, increasing demand for drugs, hence overuse). As a result microorganisms develop resistance to the drugs a phenomenon called AMR.
So this project not only aims at promoting responsible use of antimicrobial drugs through behavioral change but also emphasizes the need for a proper sanitation and good water quality so that we prevent infections that make us rely on drugs.
About the Millennium Fellow
Agatha Opiru is a dedicated, young student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Natural Resources at Muni University, Uganda. Born in Maracha district and residing in Arua city,she is passionate about environmental conservation and community health, especially for women and children. Throughout her high school journey, Agatha has led tree planting projects,youth clean-ups, vegetable growing, and public campaigns focused on disease prevention by proper sanitation. With the strong leadership,she aspires to advance these initiatives, contribute to sustainable development in West Nile region, support achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
