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 LYDIA NGOZI OKOCHA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Obafemi Awolowo University | Ife, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" I am excited to be a part of something bigger than myself like the Millennium Fellowship, being a part of teamwork, community, commitment, zeal and most of all creativity is a privilege, one that I believe would mold and prepare me for the task ahead in the world of making impacts. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Compassion for Humanity
Compassion for Humanity's project promotes high-quality education and healthy living among children, adults, and the elderly. The project seeks to give sustainable solution to trauma by raising public awareness and educating the public about trauma and trauma-related issues, causes, and ways to handle them and by empowering people via education and skill development for the advancement of Humanity. It briefly addresses problems the general public faces daily due to those issues and difficulties.
About the Millennium Fellow
Lydia Okocha is a young, passionate undergraduate and a food enthusiast. She was born in The Gambia but currently resides in Nigeria. Because of her great interest in the agricultural sector, she studies Agricultural Engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Being an avid reader, she understands the essence of education and development especially in the African society and as such is determined to be part of the change in the Nigerian society. Holding a leadership position in high school, she learnt the place of empathy and the importance of good communication as an individual which has helped her immensely. Lydia aspires to be fully involved in the agriculture industry professionally to bring about the overdue progress that the nation requires to cater for her people in the near future.
