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 ISABEL JIJON, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Sciences Po Le Havre | Le Havre, France | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" "Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” - Kofi Annan
Education is the key to unlocking not only an individual’s potential but a whole generation’s future and impact on their society, and even the world. Education has immense transformative power, but it can only be apprehended when spread throughout a population’s youth, and when formal institutions assure it from an early age. Despite being a right to every child (Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in 1989), it remains a privilege in many countries. I believe achieving worldwide quality education is more important than ever, and this is why I am engaged in defending this cause, near and far.
I am so excited about getting to join a program that will enable me with tools to promote this cause on a new level. By becoming a Millennium Fellow, I am stepping into a new level of engagement for the causes which I care about, and getting the skills to promote and defend them more effectively. I join a worldwide network of students and individuals whose interests and passion I share: social impact. I am really grateful for the opportunity to join this program, and will do my best effort to apply the learnt skills and practices not only on current projects but a posteriori as well. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Gallicismes
Our project, Gallicismes, aims to provide essential interactive linguistic skills and civic resources to immigrants in need in the city of Le Havre.
Upon arrival, the language barrier proves to be a major difficulty for vulnerable immigrants, specially for much needed procedures such as finding an accommodation, or getting health support, but also daily situations like doing groceries. Working with a local association, we will propose a basic French course for our class, focused on elemental skills and interactive skills to be able to navigate this new administrative world and daily life in France.
About the Millennium Fellow
Isabel Jijón is a second year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree at Sciences Po Paris. Born in the U.S, she has lived in over 5 countries and her parents are Colombian and Ecuadorian. As such, she has received international exposure since day one. Recognizing these privileges but also that social inequalities issues know no frontiers, Isabel has always been passionate about social work for others and throughout her education, she has focused on the building and running of diverse social and environmental projects wherever she goes. Her most recent experience was volunteering in the Galapagos Islands in 2022.
She believes in the power of civic engagement and hopes to continue amplifying and diversifying the nature and impact of her work. She is ready to take social action to the next level by becoming a Millennium Fellow and hopes to contribute as much as possible to the advancement of the application of United Nation's Sustainable Goals.
