ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT CHIBUZOR SCHOLASTICA AZUBUIKE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
African Leadership University Rwanda | Kigali, Rwanda | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" Joining the Millennium Fellowship is a stepping stone towards my mission of bridging the gender gap in Education. With the mentorship and resources from this great fellowship, I will gain essential skills that will help me drive my social cause to the next level and achieve our goal of gender equity in Education. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: iShine Initiative
iShine Initiative is a youth led organization that is on a mission to bridge the gender gap in education within Nigeria and hopefully do the same across various African communities.
This project aims to combat the problem of gender gap in education in Nigeria by actively advocating for the girl child and all that concerns her in regards to education. We’re the voice of the voiceless using social media as a tool to create awareness on the importance of female education and the dangers of pausing the dreams of young girls at an early stage because of cultural, religious, societal beliefs and harmful gender stereotypes. This project also seeks to empower this young girls by actively engaging them in mentorship programs, providing basic school materials and creating an environment where they can build their hope and give them a reason to pursue their dream again because it's never too late.
About the Millennium Fellow
Azubuike Chibuzor Scholastica is a MasterCard Foundation Scholar at the African Leadership University Kigali Campus, Rwanda. Pursuing a BSc. Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership focusing on Policy and Advocacy. She was born and raised in Nigeria and currently resides in Rwanda. She is a knowledge lover who is passionate about social justice, women's rights, and education. This drive led to the iShine Initiative, a social cause whose mission is to bridge the gender gap in education. Her experience as a young girl while growing up and facing the hurdles through her education shaped her into the woman she is today. Having experienced firsthand how education impacted her life, she has devoted her skills and made it her mission to uplift young girls facing similar hurdles. Scholastica aspires to become a Minister of Women's Affairs and one of the strong voices fighting for women's rights as part of her contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. She is actively working to organize various philanthropic projects and social justice movements within her community to help the girl child.
