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 SARAH HASSIB EID, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
St. Joseph University | Beirut, Lebanon | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 5
" As Sonia Sotomayor has said "until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society" which is sadly the case in Lebanon. My participation in this project and being part of the Millennium Fellowship will for sure make my and my friends impact on smaller generations and school stufents more tangible anf aligned eith the UNAI principles and SDG's.
I am so excited to be part of this project that will, with no doubt, ameliorate my skills. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Darbak
Darbak is an independent student led initiative that the Millennium Fellows of the St. Joseph University plan to lead throughout the Felllowship program period with an estemated outreach of 300 to 400 people (depending on the rapidly degrading situation in lebanon which will hopefully not interfere). Our aim is to provide orientation for carreers, universities and scholarships available to lebanese students seeing as with the lack of ressources abd current political climate they often feel trapped in their current situations and do not see the possibility to access higher quality education because of the lack means outside of Beirut (the capital) and its suburbs.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sarah hassib Eid is a competitive third year law student at Saint Joseph University.
She was born in Louisiana in the United States of America, resides in Lebanon and is currently studying in Beirut, Lebanon.
Since elementary school, Sarah has always been passionate about getting involved in social works and activities and helping the people around her regardless ogf their colors, their political affiliations, their religion and so in.
This passion was reflected when she joined in high school the "Equipe Missionaire" of her school that aimesto help people in need not only financially but also by puttinf smiles on their faces.
And even though she graduated from high school in 2019, Sarah didn't leave the team but is currently a membre of the committee and is involved more than ever. (As much as she can because of the economic and sanitary situation that we are going through specially in lebanon.
She plans to continue in the future and to go further to help the development of her community.
