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 NNEKA LILIAN AMAKOM, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
University of Ibadan | Ibadan, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I believe that the individual volunteering we all do are the positive actions that will make the mighty ocean of change we want to see in our world. I am very grateful for this Millennium Fellowship platform that is giving me the opportunity to network with other young change makers all over the world. I am also excited about learning teamwork amongst other skills I would hone from this fellowship to further advocate the SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Safe Migration, Skill Up
Project Safe Migration, Skill Up is one that aims to reduce the number of victims of irregular migration by creating awareness on Safe Migration while promoting skills acquisition.
About the Millennium Fellow
Nneka Lilian Amakom is a passionate volunteer, a cordwainer and a third year medical student of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria. Nneka believes that ignorance is one of the most limiting things for a person and believes that SDG 4 provides a solution to this by promoting education in all its forms. She had advocated SDG 4 for over three years through her work as a volunteer promoting SDGs education, leadership education and currently safe migration awareness. She aspires to continue advancing the sustainable development goals especially through her professional field in future.
