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 ANGELA MIRANDA AQUINO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of the Philippines Baguio | Baguio, Philippines | Advancing SDG 17 & UNAI 2
" My eagerness to learn and have a well-developed social project through this platform is what has been fueling my excitement about becoming a Millennium Fellow. Along with communicating with various people, I believe this will expand and improve the ways I can work on the Sustainable Development Goals. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Seeds of Hope
Seeds of Hope is a campus project by the fellows from the University of the Philippines Baguio. It is a leadership training program that will equip student leaders with knowledge about certain SDGs and causes that will guide them to become next-generation leaders. This project aims to collaborate with experts to discuss some pressing issues and make relevant initiatives to address them. During the Millennium Fellowship period (August-December 2022), Seeds of Hope will tackle issues not limited to the following: Mental Health, Financial Management, and Invasive Species in Baguio City. Events for this project will be held online through webinars and face-to-face through leadership training activities; an outreach program at the end of the semester will also be conducted to mark the end of the fellowship. The project aims to cater to 50-100 people for the leadership training activities and 300 people for the webinars.
About the Millennium Fellow
Angela Aquino has a lively spirit and works with intensity and determination. She was born and raised in the Philippines and currently majors in physics at the University of the Philippines Baguio. Her early experience of witnessing the effects of poverty among children ignited her passion for taking care of the health of children, which she believes starts with ensuring that they receive good nutrition. She aspires to become an oncologist and is driven to help young cancer patients with their treatment involving radiation by utilizing her knowledge in physics.
