ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2021
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In 2021, over 25,000 young leaders on 2,000+ campuses across 153 nations applied to join the Class of 2021. 136 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 2,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2021 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT NAOMI ETONI DONGO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Ambrose Alli University | Zaria, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 10
" I am excited to be a Millenial Fellow because I believe this platform would help me acquire more knowledge and the skill set required to become a worthwhile social impact leader and help improve my Leadership Skills. I look forward to having more opportunities to help better the life of those in my community and the world at large. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Cancer Awareness: Early Detection, The New Medication
A Cancer Awareness Project that was carried out in 3 phases, an online awareness campaign which reached out to over 300 people and a physical awareness campaign in a local market in Ewu, Esan Central, Edo State Nigeria which also reached over 300 people. We educated on cancers, the epidemiology, risk factors, preventive measures, importance of screeenings and the available treatment options. The final phase involved offering 100 free Cervical Cancer screenings, 100 free PSA for prostate cancer screening and 50 free mammograms for Breast Cancer Screening.
About the Millennium Fellow
Naomi Etoni Dongo is a 4th year medical student at Ambrose Alli University. She is resourceful, smart, and outspoken. She has been passionate about making social impact and carrying out effective leadership right from Secondary School where she started to partake in activities targeted at making Impact in her Immediate society. She participated in the annual Charity walk and fundraising throughout her 6 years in secondary school. She has been an organizer and member of a lot of outreaches right from secondary school till university and recently planned and executed the Pad a Girl Project which helped train 600 school girls about personal hygiene and provided them with sanitary towels. She has been a leader among her peers and is committed to helping to achieve the UN development goals.
