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 SAM MUKIMBIRI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Rwanda Huye | Butare, Rwanda | Advancing SDG 16, SDG 5 & UNAI 6
" I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow because it empowers him to connect with visionary leaders from across the globe, harness the power of youth collaboration, and drive meaningful change step by step, community by community. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Justice Awareness
Our project, Justice Awareness, is a youth-driven initiative that seeks to empower young people with knowledge of law, policy, and justice systems so they can become active change makers in their communities.
The project builds on an earlier initiative that explored how legal frameworks can advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through that foundation, we worked on:
- Raising awareness of how law and policy influence sustainable development.
- Encouraging youth participation in justice and decision-making spaces.
- Promoting innovation and collaboration as tools to strengthen access to justice.
Now, through our merger, Justice Awareness takes this vision further by ensuring that young people are not only aware of their rights and responsibilities but also equipped to take action for fairness, equality, and sustainability.
We believe that when youth understand the power of justice, they can drive transformative change toward a more equitable future.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mukimbiri Sam, aged 25, is a Rwandan national and a third-year law student at the University of Rwanda. He serves as the Chairperson of the Pan African Movement at the University of Rwanda Huye Campus Chapter and is a dedicated Member of the African Union Young Leaders Parliament. As an Ambassador for the International Youth Change Maker Program, Sam is passionate about youth empowerment, leadership, and advancing the Pan-African vision through advocacy, policy engagement, and community-driven initiatives.
