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 DIEUDONNE IMANIRUMVA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of the People | Global, United States | Advancing SDG 15, SDG 4, SDG 17 & UNAI 8
" “Faith and science together can transform how communities care for our planet. Through the Millennium Fellowship, I am excited to amplify the Child in Biodiversity Conservation Project, equipping young people and faith-based communities to lead climate action. This platform will strengthen my leadership, expand collaboration, and align my impact with the SDGs.” "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Child in Biodiversity Conservation (CBC)
Imagine a world where children are the driving force behind environmental conservation. Through the Child in Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) Project, I empower rural children and youth from various faith-based organizations and communities to become environmental stewards. We combine faith-based teachings with scientific biodiversity conservation to restore ecosystems, promote tree planting, and build climate resilience. Currently active in Kayonza and Gatsibo districts near Akagera National Park, our project has already reached to 7,000 children and youth, planted 2,400 trees, trained 1,203 teachers, and distributed 2,000 environmental education materials to schools and Sunday schools. By 2028, we aim to engage 14,400 children in environmental education, plant 80,000 trees, and establish eco-clubs across Rwanda. During the Millennium Fellowship, I plan to expand CBC’s reach by launching more tree-planting initiatives, advocacy programs, and interactive learning sessions with children in conservation hotspots.
About the Millennium Fellow
Dieudonne Imanirumva is a passionate Rwandan youth leader and social innovator dedicated to environmental sustainability and youth empowerment. As founder of the Child in Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) Project under True Prophecy Integrated Development Actors (TIDA), he mobilizes rural children, youth, and faith-based communities to address deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate inaction. Dieudonne blends biblical values with scientific conservation practices to instill lifelong environmental stewardship. With a vision to educate 14,400 young people and restore degraded land with 80,000 trees by 2028, he is committed to shaping resilient, sustainable, and inclusive communities in Rwanda and beyond.
