ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MICHAEL OLAWALE OLUWATOYIN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta | Abeokuta, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 13 & UNAI 9
Millennium Fellowship Project: Waste to greener energy
MyCoal is a project that eliminate the use of firewood as means of energy in the production of staple food locally and also to reduce deforestation. MyCoal introduces a substitute for firewood called charcoal briquette which is produced from agro-forestry waste and is smokeless compared to firewood which contributes to climate change.
the producers of the staple food also face health challenges from the smoke emitted from the firewood like, difficulties in breathing, eyes issues, constant headache and many more. which make the profit earned from their barely enough for them due to health financing which brings about high poverty amongst tis producers.
with the charcoal briquette introduced to these producers, deforestation will reduce, clean energy for production and also good health and well-being at work. the charcoal briquette is affordable as well comapared to the highcost of firewood.
About the Millennium Fellow
Michael Olawale Oluwatoyin is a final year Plant Breeding and Seed Technology student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in Nigeria. Michael has a passion for clean and renewable energy and also sees it as a necessity for safer environment. With his project he looking to change the source of energy used for some local products to a safer source of energy in his environment and nigeria at large
