ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ABEL DESTA ABDELA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Addis Ababa University | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" The Millennium Fellowship is where I can flourish and develop into the person I aspire to be. It is where I meet other young, passionate and inspiring leaders across the world. It is where I transform my ideas in to something tangible. To sum it all up, I believe that Millennium fellowship is my gateway into endless opportunities. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Health fluency
Health Fluency is a project that is designed to create awareness about several health issues common in our area among primary and secondary school students. I believe prevention is better than cure, especially in our country where resources are limited. That is why we have come to design this project. In line with this, medical students will also develop the necessary skills and knowledge to become competent health advocators. This project is currently ongoing under the standing committee on public health which is one of the six standing committees of EMSA-AA and I am currently working as a project manager.
EMSA-AA is an abbreviation that stands for Ethiopian medical students’ association –Addis Ababa. EMSA is one of the national member organizations under IFMSA which stands for the international federation of medical students’ association. Under EMSA there are 6 standing committees and SCOPH is one of them. SCOPH stands for the standing committee on public health.
About the Millennium Fellow
Abel Desta Abdela is a young and passionate medical student at Addis Ababa university college of health science. He was born in Hawassa, Ethiopia, and is currently studying in Addis Ababa. He is a public health enthusiast and aspires to have an impact on society. He has taken part in various projects: social duty program, health fluency, NCD alert, and quality improvement projects to mention some, and all of these have provided him an opportunity to exercise and improve his leadership skills. Abel dreams to leave a mark on the healthcare sector and provide his contribution to the development of the United Nations' Sustainable Goals.
