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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JUDY BOL THOMSON, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

University of Nairobi Main Campus | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 1, SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 3

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" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it gives me a platform to transform my lived experiences as a South Sudanese refugee into meaningful action. My journey has taught me resilience, and I do this work to ensure that women and young people, especially those in vulnerable situations, are heard, empowered, and given the opportunities they deserve. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: THEIR PATH

Our project mainly focuses on combating period poverty which is one of the major issues facing most adolescent girls in our society where most of the girls opt in using the available materials or even miss some school days during this time of the month. We find that even most of the girls also use marriage as an escape of period poverty where they decide to get married in order to get someone to provide sanitary towels for them. Another issue we will be focusing on is preventing or reducing the number of teenage pregnancies which has been highlighted as an issue not only facing our country Kenya but the globe at large. We will also focus on the issue of safe and consensual sex among our peers. And last but not least we will be focusing on the issue of providing quality education for most of the kids coming from humble backgrounds and cannot access quality education. All these will be achieved through a series of activities, but the major one will basically be through community outreach so as to get to as many people as possible in order to ensure the effectiveness of our project.

About the Millennium Fellow

Judy Bol Thomson is a South Sudanese student leader and advocate for women’s rights, currently pursuing her studies at the University of Nairobi. Having experienced life as a refugee, she draws strength and resilience from her journey, which continues to shape her commitment to justice and empowerment. She serves as the chairperson of Echoes Unheard, an organization addressing challenges faced by women, including gender-based violence and inequality. With leadership experience and volunteer work with the Red Cross, Judy champions youth empowerment, social justice, and inclusive leadership.

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