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 STEVEN NAJEM, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Michigan | Michigan, United States | Advancing SDG 11 & UNAI 1
" The Millennium Fellowship is a platform and a network that allows for the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded people at a global scale for real change.
I wish to do this work because we have to. The world around us is changing and we must find a sustainable way to progress forward into a brighter future. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Self-Sufficient Housing For Impoverished People
There is an unoccupied, abandoned space on our campus. It looks as though it once was a dormitory but now it’s just blighted property. I have an idea to create a prototype for a self-sufficient modern home that could be used to house, feed and provide clean water to the needy. It sounds like a big pipe dream but I believe it’s possible to implement at a low cost and once it’s completed - it would generate an excess of food, water and electricity. The excess could be shared with others in need on campus or stored for long term use. This location is ideal because it is an existing structure that needs remodeling in order to modernize to a self-sustaining home. If it becomes scalable, this solution could be brought to under-privileged communities, especially those with food and water shortages.
About the Millennium Fellow
Steven Najem is a dual degree student at the University of Michigan studying CIS and Data Science with a minor in Economics. The UN sustainable development goals have resonated with him since he first heard them. He believes in the concept of basic needs and hopes to inplement a sustainable version of them.
