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 ZAINAB SALAWUDEEN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Afe Babalola University | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will enhance my skills in creativity and adaptability. The skills I gain from the Millennium Fellowship will make my social impact on schools and art community more tangible and aligned with the principles of SDGs. I am excited to increase my anticipatory competence by envisioning new ways of learning and creativity. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Itójú ara sájú oyún
My project, Sickle Health Initiative is aimed at addressing the morbidity and mortality rate of people leaving with sickle cell disease. This entails
sensitizing them on its prevention, symptoms of crisis through health outreaches and campaign as well as media publications. The project will use implementation science strategies to encourage collaboration, engage stakeholders and set up sustainable services for people affected by the disorder.
Sickle cell disease represents a health and societal burden worldwide. It affects millions of people throughout the world and is particularly common in African countries especially Nigeria. According to a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO), 24 per cent of the Nigerian population are carriers of the mutant gene and the prevalence of sickle-cell anaemia is about 20 per 1,000 births. Sickle cell disease has been a key disease of poverty, ignorance and Africans and its been given special attention in the millennium projects.
About the Millennium Fellow
Zainab Salawudeen is a young, bright, and globally competitive medical student at Afebabalola university, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state. She was born in Edo state, Nigeria. For as long as she could remember, Zainab has always been passionate about her advocacies for woman rights, Social injustices and advocacies against early child marriage.
Through out her high school years and currently in her college years, She has successfully organized and attended various philanthropic projects. Zainab aspires to be in a professional field where she can cultivate these advocacies further and provide her own contribution in the development of the United Nations’ Sustainable Goal.