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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 ASHLEY MONYANGI ISANDA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

United States International University Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Advancing SDG 10, SDG 5 & UNAI 6

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" "As a Millennium Fellow, I'm thrilled to amplify my impact, uniting with global change makers to advance mental health and gender equality. My work is driven by a deep belief that every child deserves a champion and every mind deserves care, because creating a more equitable world starts with uplifting the most vulnerable." "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Periodic Markers

Every girl child experiencing menstruation deserves a guide, a counselor and appropriate materials to lead her through the almost-everlasting life journey. When I was in secondary school, I noticed that I was rarely opened to menstrual programs and seminars which limited my understanding and made me take the toxicity from my environment about menstruation. In this sense, my project Period Markers aims as providing a manual guide for young girls in rural areas who barely have access to counselor or understanding of tracking their cycle. The Periodic Marker itself is a manual calendar I developed for young girls in the remote areas to assist them understand period monitoring and relevance of their periods, with contacts from menstrual health experts. It also involves boosting menstrual psychology for the girls. Through the features on the Periodic Marker enable the girls follow up on their period hygiene enhancing their reproductive health. While the Periodic Marker will be our permanent tool to assist the girls in the journey. I will spearhead the making of hygienic reusable sanitary pads that will enable the girls maintain their hygiene even in the time of the Periodic crisis.

About the Millennium Fellow

Ashley Isanda, a senior at USIU-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, is pursuing a degree in Public Relations. As a UN Volunteer and Iruka Global Changemaker, she exemplifies servant leadership. Passionate about children since her earliest memories, Ashley dedicates herself to their well-being. She is also a committed advocate for mental health, with a focus on men’s issues, and actively supports the Sustainable Development Goals related to mental health and gender equality. Through her efforts, Ashley strives to foster positive change and promote equality in her community.

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