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 NALEDE NONDUDUZO MDLALOSE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Fort Hare | Alice, South Africa | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 2 & UNAI 9
" I believe sustainability starts with people — their dignity, their access, their voice. The Millennium Fellowship inspires me because it values impact that uplifts communities from the ground up. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: SusOnTheGo
SusOnTheGo is an organization based at the University of Fort Hare that mainly aims to tackle the littering problem our campus faces and using our solutions to address student hunger. It aims to educate students on the importance of recycling and making use of bins in the form of seminars. One of the biggest problems we aim to tackle is the waste management system our campus lacks. Not only that, but the ultimate goal is also to introduce a recycling system in student residences as well and this is to be achieved by reaching out to other waste management companies for assistance with obtaining recycle bins. The waste that is to be collected is to be sold for profit, and that profit is to be used to address issues like student hunger using food banks. We also aim to implement a gardening project.
About the Millennium Fellow
Nalede Mdlalose is a 22-year-old final-year BCom Law student at the University of Fort Hare, passionate about advancing sustainability and social impact in rural communities. Growing up on Hamsford Farm, she witnessed the challenges of food insecurity and limited access to resources, inspiring her to co-found Rural Revival – Food for Life. Work for Dignity. Through her leadership, she champions regenerative farming, local entrepreneurship, and equitable access to essential goods, aiming to create lasting, community-driven solutions that merge environmental care with economic empowerment.
