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 IGBAWUA RUTH TERDOO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Jos University Teaching Hospital | Jos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" Team work, leadership and impact are my driving force. And so with the opportunity to be a Millennium Fellow I will be able to learn more and acquire skills in these areas to be able to function more in society at large "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Bend the Trend
Bending the trend is a joint project by the Jos University Teaching Hospital fellows that seeks to address issues bordering wholesome bealth, quality education and gender equality. This project seeks to reinstall the eroded value of education in line with SDG4. With emphasis on health education, Gender equality and, sexual abuse in keeping with SDG 3 and 5. The project will actively engage 400 students in a selected public secondary school in Jos, geared towards bringing a shift in attitudes to learning, discuss issues relating to education as a tool to combat Gender based violence and gender inequalities. And also to encourage wholesome approach to health.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ruth Igbawua is an ambitious, God fearing, disciplined and resilient young lady who is a microbiologist and graduated from federal University of Agriculture Makurdi Benue State. In a bid to further her studies she enrolled for her dream course of study at the University of Jos Plateau State. She was born in Gboko a small town in Benue State and did her primary, secondary and first degree in Benue. She is currently studying medicine and surgery at the University of Jos Plateau State where she now resides.
Ruth is a humanitarian who started caring for orphans and the needy right from her childhood. This has made her volunteer in lots of NGOs including L-DoFI, Faith Alive Clinic etc. She also took some courses in this field with YALI including courses in servant leadership, girl child rights etc. She went on to start Mercywing Foundation, a non governmental Organisation that cares and gives educational support to vulnerable children and orphans.
Ruth runs with the vision that says, "all you need to change the world is to do the little you can in your environment."
