Since 2020, Mount Kenya University has partnered with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme on opportunities for students to serve as UN University Volunteers. Annually, a select number of university students are placed with UN partners in Kenya, upon graduation and for up to six months. These assignments enable the volunteers apply their knowledge and skills in, while gaining experience and exposure to UN peace and development work.
In 2022, Mount Kenya University funded three national UN University Volunteer assignments. Brenda Kemunto Onyancha, Jane Wamucii Ngure and Jeremiah Newton Otieno joined the teams of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP), respectively.
The youth volunteers share the valuable experience they have gained in global development, and how their perspectives have changed through their assignments.