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 EMMANUELLA AMOAKO KWATIA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Professional Studies Accra | Madina, Ghana | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 16 & UNAI 8
" Advocacy through writing drives my work, fueled by a belief that words can inspire action and transform communities. Being a Millennium Fellow excites me because it offers a platform to refine my skills, collaborate with passionate peers, and align my efforts with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I look forward to strengthening my capacity to make literacy and education more accessible, amplifying the voices of young people, and turning ideas into tangible solutions that address pressing social challenges. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Write to Lead
Write to Lead was born from my own experience as a student in Ghana’s education system. I realized that we were taught to write for exams, not for expression. Every essay had to fit a formula, leaving little room for creativity or personal thought. Over time, many students began to see writing as stressful, something to survive, not enjoy. Through Write to Lead, I visit basic and secondary schools in the Eastern Region of Ghana and run writing clinics that help students rediscover the power of words: to express, to influence, and to lead. We explore persuasive writing, speech development, and creative storytelling, showing them how writing can shape conversations and inspire change. The initiative advances SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) by empowering young voices to think critically, write boldly, and lead confidently through their ideas.
About the Millennium Fellow
Emmanuella Ofosua Kwatia Amoako is a Ghanaian law student, writer and researcher, and advocate for literacy and education. She is the Founder of the Kwatia Literacy Guild, an initiative that teaches beginner writers the art of writing and encourages them to address social issues through their work. Emmanuella’s writing includes essays and articles on education, gender equality, and youth empowerment. She has facilitated writing workshops, judged competitions, and led mentorship programs that have impacted students in her country. Through her work, she aims to make writing more accessible and to inspire young people to use their voices for positive change.
