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 LEWIS KIMUNYA RUGARA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Nairobi KNH Campus | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 1
" "My passion for health equity, shaped by hands-on service in underserved communities, fuels my journey in medicine. The Millennium Fellowship,through the skills I will gain, will strengthen my ability to merge clinical care with policy advocacy, making healthcare and insurance more accessible for the underprivileged. I am excited about the chance of collaborating with change makers to design sustainable, community-centered solutions aligned with the SDGs and create lasting impact across Kenya and beyond "
Millennium Fellowship Project: BIMA KWA WOTE
The Project Bima Kwa wote is about creating social awareness to the SHA programme in Kenya and to educate the masses on the importance of having health insurance and also to change the mindset of the population in regards to the thinking that health insurance is not as important.The strategy we plan to implement to achieve this is through partnering with UN and having key discussions with the relevant government authorities and also relevant banking and mobile banking companies to increase the social awareness and importance of the SHA national program and also make it more more accessible to all of the Kenyan Population.We chose SHA program because its the most affordable and practical health insurance for the majority of the patients.
About the Millennium Fellow
Lewis Kimunya is a dedicated and compassionate medical student at the University of Nairobi. Born and raised in Kenya, he has always been passionate about delivering quality, affordable healthcare, especially to underserved and marginalized communities. His commitment is evident through his volunteer work in medical camps across the country, where he has provided free consultations, health education, eye check-ups, and public health outreach. Lewis also attends health conferences to better understand policies that promote affordable, quality care, while digging deeper into how to sensitize communities on insurance coverage and make it more accessible for the underprivileged. He aspires to work at the intersection of clinical care, community service, and global health to create lasting impact.
