ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2020
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2020, 15,159 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2020 on 1,458 campuses across 135 nations. 80 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 1,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2020 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JOAN IBIENE JOSHUA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.
Niger Delta University | Amassama, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 2
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because I see it as an opportunity to connect with people all around the world who have the aim of making an impact in their society, this a rare privilege that is given to very few individuals and I feel very honored to be a part of this program and I will make sure I give nothing but my best towards the success of my project "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Act 4 her initiative
Women of reproductive age group, especially those in developing countries face numerous challenges regarding their sexual and reproductive health. The Act 4 Her Initiative seeks to promote women's reproductive health by increasing awareness on the use of appropriate and suitable contraceptive methods to prevent unwanted and high-risk pregnancies, the need to plan families including spacing of pregnancies and limiting the family size, in order to prevent or reduce maternal mortality to the barest minimum. Also to create and increase awareness on the dangers of Teenage pregnancy, unsafe abortion, Sexually transmitted diseases, Female Genital Mutilation, Child/forced marriage, and others.
By the end of 2020, the Millennium Fellows would have hosted about 20 events reaching out to about 2000 persons aged 15-49 years of the Women of Reproductive Age Group across departments of the 12 faculties in Niger Delta University. They will achieve this through Social media platforms including WhatsApp and Facebook.
About the Millennium Fellow
Joan Joshua is a medical student of Niger delta university in Nigeria who has always had a passion for community outreach. She is the vice president of act 4 her initiative, a writer,motivational speaker and a tutor for academic courses in the campus .At age 12 ,she organized a donation for children in orphanage homes .she has also held several positions in her campus and been very dutiful in all her leadership positions. This scholar has also been able to excel in her academics and was also awarded a distinction honors in some of her courses.
