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 BETTY RESTY TAKALI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Uganda Christian University | Kampala, Uganda | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 5 & UNAI 1
" I am looking at enhancing my leadership skills and building a network of positive thinkers like myself and those willing and ready to cause change and I believe this fellowship will help access more information and connect with other global leaders and tap into how they are driving the change I intend to make.
This is particularly important because it will help me implement my own ideas and contribute to the SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Pad a girl Campaign
The pad a girl Campaign is university initiative by the para counsellor's association. In this initiative, we get to partner with other local organizations that believe in our vision and objective. We there visit different regions of the country through school outreaches where we go and distribute sanitary towels to the teenage girls, teach them about menstrual hygiene and reproductive health rights.
We reached out to numerous girls, providing both advocacy and the distribution of sanitary towels to support their health and well-being.
About the Millennium Fellow
Takali Betty a third year law student at Uganda Christian University. She was born in Budaka District, currently residing in Kampala. She is a student leader, and currently serving as the Deputy Speaker at her University.
Takali Betty is also volunteering as a program Lead at Dwona Initiative, an NGO that empowers girls through menstruation justice advocacy and making of reusable pads but also also doing advocacy around GBV.
Throughout her life, Takali Betty has been causing positive impact to society through taking up leadership positions but also doing outreaches, having engagement about social issues that press the communities.
Her aspirations are to use the law to cause more awareness and support to those around her.
