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 LOVENESS LERATO KUMWENDA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Malawi | Lilongwe, Malawi | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 6
" My firm belief in corroboration, teamwork and passion for the cause is what drove me to apply for the fellowship. I am thrilled to be part of this journey and look forward to learn, contribute and corroborate with other members on issues that matter. I believe that by the end of the process, I will be equipped with knowledge and skills that I will use as I progress in life as a prospective lawyer. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Mindful Campus Initiative
Our project is a comprehensive student-led project designed to address the critical and growing mental health challenges on campus. History and observation show that students are significantly affected by issues like depression, anxiety, and stress, exacerbated by factors such as academic pressure, poverty, and relationship difficulties (heartbreak). As it stands, we have lost over 5 students to suicide hence the urgent need of this project.
Our multi-faceted approach includes awareness campaigns (seminars, posters), creative expression events (Mind & Mic Open Night), direct peer-to-peer outreach (door-to-door), and the establishment of a sustainable online support platform. Our mission is to create a university environment where mental health is openly discussed, support is readily available, and no student feels alone in their struggle.
We extended our project to secondary school students to spread awareness of mental health and to prepare them for career choices and university life so as to minimize stress in University.
About the Millennium Fellow
Loveness Kumwenda is a 22 year old, final year law student at the university of Malawi. She is passionate about human rights, especially the rights of persons with disabilities. She is the treasurer for the Disability Rights Clinic at the said University. From 2022, she has worked as a legal research assistant to a faculty member. Her research interests lie generally in human rights, rights of persons with disabilities in particular. She has served as an ambassador and participated in the PadProject’s 2024-2025 Ambassador program, a US non-profit program aimed at achieving menstrual equity. She has also served as a rapporteur on several workshops such as the Sightsavers workshop to review the current SHN Guidelines, Policy and Strategic Plan for Disability inclusion and eye health (June 2025), the Sightsavers workshop to review the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Policy of 2019 for disability inclusion (September 2024) and the Sightsavers Workshop to Orient the Ministry of Labour on the Persons with Disabilities Act of 2024.
