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 MIN JU LEE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Duke University | North Carolina, United States | Advancing SDG 5 & UNAI 6
" "Empathy and the joy of helping out families in need drives my work. Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will significantly increase the number of people that I can help. I am excited to expand my social impact on patient care communities by collaboration with other wonderful Fellows." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Supporting Women's Action - SuWA
SuWA is a collaboration between students at the Kenan Institute and about 80 women from the locally resettled refugee community. Each Tuesday night, Duke women and refugee women from Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Vietnam work together to build better lives for themselves and their families. The adjustment to life after resettlement in Durham can be challenging for refugee women in particular: cultural and linguistic barriers are daily frustrations, and the obstacles to accessing quality health care, education, and employment can be daunting. SuWA works to empower refugee women through education (ELL, GED, TOEFL, and Citizenship Test Prep), small business development, and community-building in order to meet these challenges. The support, care, and mutual advocacy developed through the program inspired the name “SuWA”—an Iraqi Arabic term for “togetherness” whose English transliteration is also the acronym for Supporting Women’s Action.
About the Millennium Fellow
Min Ju Lee is a bright and motivated Neuroscience student at Duke University. She has lived in Seoul, South Korea and Singapore. For as long as she could remember, she has been passionate about advocating for neurodiversity, patient healthcare and equity. Throughout her high school and college, she has consistently volunteered with adults with various neurological conditions such as Autism, Down Syndrome and Dementia. Min Ju aspires to further reach out to many more individuals in need through her project in United Nations Millennium Fellowship.
