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 ADEKUNLE ABUBAKAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Bayero University | Kano, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 2
" With high motivation, dedication and a great sense of team work, the Millennium Fellowship will give me the platform to work with like minded youths which will further push me towards achieving my goals as well as to bring about a positive change to the world at large. Thus, bringing about the attainment of the United Nations' sustainable development goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Mental Well-being of the 21st Century Youth
Creating a platform for mental health awareness for people especially the 21st century youths
About the Millennium Fellow
Zainab Adekunle Abubakar is a final year medical student of Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. She was born and brought up in Abuja, the capital city of the West African country, Nigeria. Having experienced the disparities in Mental health care especially amongst youths in her home country and in the continent in general, She is motivated to work towards putting an end to these disparities. She has been working as a mental health advocate and as a volunteer for the past years at mental health Non-governmental organizations in her country. As a medical student, she's currently undergoing her medical training at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, where she's opportuned to come across numerous patients with mental health challenges. She aspires to be a Neuropsychiatric specialist at the end of her medical training.
