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 KARIMAT AYOMIDE ABDULLAHI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Ahmadu Bello University | Zaria, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" As a person who lives by the famous quote, 'be the change you seek to see', being a part of the MCN will help me get first hand knowledge on leadership skills and training while harnessing the provisional and diverse network the program comes with towards improving myself personally and professionally in order to bring about long lasting sustainable change in my community.
It is also an opportunity for me to get mentorship while learning from more experienced people and building a stable network and connection for effective possible future collaborations. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Pad Up Girls
Pad Up Girls project is one that seeks to address period poverty in Northern Nigeria, particularly among young girls living in Rural areas with low access to quality education, water and sanitation by providing them with reusable sanitary materials, cover lid buckets and an interactive session on the basics of menstruation and menstrual hygiene in a bid to advance SDG 3.
About the Millennium Fellow
Abdullahi Karimat Ayomide is a young emerging medical practitioner at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She's a self trained yogi and a graphics designer. She’s also the host of the Reemah’s Med School Journey podcast series where she narrates her experience as a medical student in Nigeria.
Karimat is an individual passionate about health, mental health and health education, sexual and reproductive health, public speaking, leadership, youth empowerment & skills acquisition and advocacy for gender equality. She is also passionate about SDGs 1,3,4 & 5.
Currently, she is a candidate of the UPG Sustainability Leadership Class of 2022. She is also a Youth Leadership Program Fellow - 2022. She has served as a member of MCN’21 and she worked on SDG 3 - good health and well being with emphasis on mental health. Recently, her team won a $500 to implement a change project on SDG 4 - quality education, by Leap Africa .
