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MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP BLOG
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Millennium Fellow Creates Innovative Stem-based Media Site
For Alex IP, inspiration and ultimately social impact came from a failed college application. Alex founded The Xylom...
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Millennium Fellow Lifts the Voice of Women and Transgender Population in Pakistan
Ayesha Noor Fatima was raised in a single-parent household in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Throughout her childhood, she observed the enormous fina
Jan 3, 20202 min read
Millennium Fellow Creates School for Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
What started as one person’s dream is now a 50 person operation that has allowed over 70 refugee children access to education...
Dec 20, 20193 min read
Millennium Fellow Uses Media to Revolutionize Female Storytelling
Pranjal Jain is a 2019 Millennium Fellow, a student at Cornell University, former undocumented immigrant, and the founder of a revolution...
Nov 29, 20193 min read
Millennium Fellow In Nigeria Eradicating Poverty through Sustainable Healthcare
Most people approach poverty eradication through resource distribution or access to education. However, David Ogunmola, a student at ...
Nov 15, 20193 min read
Millennium Fellow to Coordinate a Bold Response to Climate Change
Throughout history, there have been a handful of ingenious innovations that have changed how our global society functions and connects ...
Nov 8, 20193 min read
Former Refugee and Current Millennium Fellow Helps 349 Refugee Children Access Education
Agaba Dunok was born in a refugee camp in South Western Uganda. Not only did he escape the refugee camp and create a future ...
Oct 31, 20193 min read
Millennium Fellows in Yemen Combat Malaria
Three Millennium Fellows at Al- Razi University have refocused their public health efforts to focus on the under-spotlighted ...
Oct 23, 20193 min read
Millennium Fellow hired by the United Nations
For Michael Gallo, being a part of the Millennium Fellowship played a significant role in leading him towards his first job post-graduation.
Oct 16, 20192 min read
Millennium Fellow Pulls Herself out of Poverty and Helps Others to do the Same
For Shakira Nynagoma, the kindness of strangers has played an invaluable role in life. Shakira lost her mother at an early age. After her m
Oct 9, 20193 min read
Millennium Fellow from Puerto Rico Tackles Climate Change in the Wake of Hurricane Maria
In 2016, Odaly S. Balasquide Odeh came to a crushing realisation in the happiest place on Earth – Disney Land. Like many other visitors...
Sep 17, 20192 min read
A Conversation with Shantel Marekera - 2018 Millennium Fellow, Rhodes Scholar, and Founder of Little
In Zimbabwe, many cannot afford the first building block of education – pre-school. Zimbabwe has a unique law which mandates that all studen
Sep 17, 20182 min read
A Conversation with Tolani Odukoya- 2018 Millennium Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of The Mi
Tolani Odukoya grew up in Lagos, Nigeria in a low-income community. Since his mother could not fund his education, he had to create his own
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