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 AUSTIN J. SIEH JR., A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
African Methodist Episcopal University | Monrovia, Liberia | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 6
" Diversity and grit mind-set, stimulated by design thinking, inspires my action's. Joining the Millennium Fellowship of like minded change makers will accelerate my skills-set mutually. Knowledge and experience gained at the Fellowship will improve my social impact on campuses and my community forcefully. I am motivated to explore, amplify expectations aptitude by leveraging on innovative trend's and opportunities through networking and design thinking. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Virginia Waste Hunt Project'
Did you know, about 65,000+ residents' lives are being threatened by environmental pollution in Virginia Township, causing Malaria, typhoid-fever, diarrhea, and even death? Growing up in Virginia, citizens are challenged by environmental hazards which hinders economic growth and causes abject poverty. My entity, Strive Africa Initiative, seeks to provide sanitation and extensive environmental services to slum dwellers in Virginia, which are cheaper, accessible, affordable, and convenient; tile: 'Virginia Waste Hunt Project'. Our solution is to provide exceptional sanitation services to slum dwellers, while collected waste bshall be separated categorically for recycling purposes. Our mission is to create zero net waste communities by 2030 and beyond. I am motivated by environmental threats posed to residents in Virginia as well as sanitation profitability. Our experts’ team and experience in customer service and sanitation makes us king. We will operate a B2C model with direct offer of sanitation services to residents for minimum fees through scheduled exceptional house-hold waste collection & management services. The Virginia waste hunt project targets 6 most populated slum commnunities with nearly 35,000+ residents whose lives are being endangered by pollution.
About the Millennium Fellow
Austin J Sieh Jr is an emerging entrepreneur, activist, and social media influencer with nearly 5 years of experience in business entrepreneurship and ethical leadership. Sieh is a 2nd year BSc candidate at the African Methodist Episcopal Zion University, majoring sociology with emphasis in Criminal justice. He is inspired by the strength of Africa's Youthful populace with whom its many challenges can be identified. Sieh strength last in his pivotal communication and writing skills, with a high sense of cultural diversity. His quest for social justice ⚖️ is unbending. Sieh strongly believes, Africa's profecient emerging leaders can revolutionize the continent's economy through innovations and technology, where empowered. He has grit mindset which makes him believes change is evitable in any situation life. His vision is to see a just society for all by 2030.