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 MWICHE SIKALUMBI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Zambia Great East Road Campus | Lusaka, Zambia | Advancing SDG 1, SDG 2 & UNAI 9

" This will help my kindle spirit to support others with like minded people who can even mentor me in this path. As the saying goes "together we can" the impact i can make with other is huger than an impact made by myself. This will also give me exposure to things I might not know when trying to make a difference in this journey. It is really important to be part of a larger society with like minded people. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: ROOTS of RESILIENCE
This project focuses on building resilient communities through agriculture focused climate change adaptation, livelihoods security and social healing. The African agricultural system depends on rain fed agricultural productivity and due to climate change extreme weather events have led to increased droughts that has greatly affected productivity leading to increased poverty and hunger. The project aims to assist farmers to came up with projects like water harvesting methods, drought resistant crops like cassava and watering through the roots. This help vulnerable groups like the elderly and children avoid food insecurity. Most of agricultural activities (80%) are performed by women and these women face challenges and abuse such as lack of land ownership also they despite them farming they don't have control on their produce which is controlled by men.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mwiche Sikalumbi is a young, bright and composed Development Studies student at the University of Zambia. She was born and raised in Zambia where she is also currently studying. From childhood she has been so passionate about helping and extending a hand to those in need whenever she's has the capacity. She was recently a leader of kids at her church, where she made an impact and gave her more of a desire to help out people. It would be a pleasure if she could contribute one way or the other in the United Nations Sustainable Goals.











