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 SAMUEL UGOCHUKWU UMECHUKWU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Campus | Awka, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 10 & UNAI 6
" Driven by success and passion to solve a problem, I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it has afford me the rare opportunity to be a part of an international community, network of positive change makers promoting the sustainable development goals.
It's an opportunity to grow and be better, network with Fellows from other parts of the world. It's also an opportunity for me to make impact in my campus and community. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: ON EQUAL SCALE
On Equal Scale
On equal scale is an independent project led by Millennium fellow Samuel U. Umechukwu.
Sustainable development cannot be said to have been effectively achieved if a certain part of the world's population is left behind.
There is a strong need to correct the imbalance of the gender scale, and this is the very reason that necessitated this project.
On equal scale is a project that
examines the challenges facing the boy child and men, in the context of ensuring a world of gender equality.
Enough attention is not given to issues faced by the boy child and his development.
If only the boy child got enough of the necessary sensitization, orientation or awareness about his gender while growing up, the society would be more equal and balanced.
There's a lot of pressure from the society on the boy child. He's pressured to be physically and emotionally strong, and be the main income earner.
Boys and men are less likely to seek professional help or talk about their problems with friends or family because of the false assumption that they're supposed to man up every situation.
These and more are the problems faced by the boy child which this project is set to address.
On equal scale project is aimed at ensuring that the boy child is not left behind in the scheme of affairs.
More attention should be given to boys and men from low-income backgrounds, and those with lower levels of education.
About the Millennium Fellow
Samuel U. Umechukwu is a phenomenal undergraduate law student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State in Nigeria.
He was born and brought up in the city of Lagos, Nigeria.
Samuel is a young and active citizen who has developed passion for contributing to positive change in the society through active volunteerism.
Samuel utilizes his problem solving skills to reach for success.
He is an individual with keen interest in tech, creativity, Intellectual property law and human right advocacy.
He has worked with many non-governmental organizations to ensure the promotion, actualization and sustainability of the United Nations SDGs on campus and his community.
