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 MERCY NNAJI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.
University of Jos | Jos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 5
" I am so excited to be part of this great wind of change. I am happy to be working with like minded people who belive that change can be achieved and this change starts with us. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Advocacy for quality education
"Advocacy for quality education" is a semester long project I shall be leading in the University of Jos. This project seeks to enlighten students, the academic community, and public officials on the indispensability of quality education in tackling the challenges of the 21st century and the means by which it can be achieved.
This project will be composed of:
1. Public lecture/Seminar: This is to create awareness among students and every member of the academic community on the need to pursue quality education.
2. Campaign/Rallies: This is meant to catch the attention of public officers, leaders, rulers and to solicit for their support to create an enabling environment in which quality education can be achieved.
3. Events: Special events will also be hosted to enlighten dignitaries, rulers, community leaders to publicly pledge their support for quality education.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mercy Nnaji is a second year student studying at the University of Jos Nigeria. Her passion for a change keeps her going, she desire to see a change in others and belives she can be part of that change.
