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 DERRICK KINYUA NGERA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Technical University of Kenya | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 15, SDG 13 & UNAI 9
" "I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because I truly believe in the ability of collective action to tackle the world's greatest challenges. This fellowship is one of the most unique opportunities I have to engage with a community of diverse young leaders passionate about making a more equitable and sustainable world. This fellowship is a place for me to learn, grow, and amplify our collective impact, turning shared visions into tangible change." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Kajiado Seed Ball Initiative
Our answer to extreme climate crisis is the Kajiado Seedball Reforestation Initiative started by the Rotaract Club of Ngong Hills. The extreme desertification of land in Kajiado county is being caused by prolonged droughts and deforestation for charcoal production; these are causing severe threats to the livelihoods and food security of local pastoralist communities. Our initiative plans to combat this environmental degradation by creating and providing 100,000 indigenous tree seeds that we will be planting in approximately 10 hectares of degraded land, while empowering local youth and women through hands-on training and environmental education, and creating a community led, scalable model for ecosystem restoration and climate resilience. Our initiative supports both UNAI Principle 9 (Promote Sustainability through Education) and SDG 15 (Life on Land).
About the Millennium Fellow
Derrick Kinyua has grown into a challenge leader within international relations and diplomacy. His personal background shows a complete dedication to international relations and international understanding through his years and body of work within international organisations. He has accomplished extensive work to command attention and engagement in people and organisations broadly encompassing wider perspectives that has then established a mediation and problem-solving approach to global problems. He continues to represent international lengthy knowledge and experiences of diplomatic protocol and negotiation while remaining relevant on the world international stage by continuing to foster a more peaceful and connected world.
