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 OLAWALE AKINLOYE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Bayero University | Kano, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 1 & UNAI 1
" Human capacity development is critical to community and nation building. Being part of the Millennium Fellowship will give me the privilege of building up my capacity in terms of leadership, management, teamwork, community-driven, networks and access to broad learning opportunities just to mention a few. This will provide a support system for me to do better at work and serve my best to improve society. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Gem Initiatives
Gem Initiatives provides ample opportunities to young local farmers in my community which helps them to connect to the right market at the right time with hitch-free and smooth dealings. The impact is that these farmers access timely funds, free agricultural extension services just to mention a few.
About the Millennium Fellow
Olawale Akinloye is a young diplomat and agricultural economics student of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. Wale is passionate about impacting his community and people's well-being through social entrepreneurship hence, leveraging opportunities in agriculture to address the issue of poverty. As someone that has a keen background in agriculture, he's interested in exploring agric value chains that meet community needs.
Through his project, he desires to help his community become a community free from hunger and poverty. After he graduates, Wale plans to go into entrepreneurship and wouldn't mind taking job opportunities in social enterprise.
