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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT UMAR MARIAM ADEROJU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.

Lagos State University | Lagos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 16, SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 9

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" "Helping hands come from passionate heart, being part of the fellowship will sharpen
my skills and abilities in carrying out projects,what I like doing and in what i am
capable of . Rendering help to people in need and less privilege can make the society
a conducive and convenient to everyone." "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Operation RISE

Operation RISE addresses the urgent challenges of youth violence, educational inequality, equality and social barriers, aiming to empower young people to lead positive community change. By promoting non-violence, equal rights, conflict resolution and education, it is creating safer, inclusive spaces that uplift everyone, especially marginalized groups. The vision is to transform these communities into hubs of unity and opportunity, where youth champion equality, lead initiatives and inspire sustainable progress.

About the Millennium Fellow

Mariam Aderoju Umar was born on 6 July 2001 at Badagry, Lagos State Nigeria. She is
a student of Religions and Peace Studies at the Lagos State University Ojo campus.
During her journey in attaining her B.sc degree, she joined the Sustainable
Development Goals Youth Club(LSYC). She has volunteered at few events held within
her school campus, which includes HULT PRIZE 2024, West Africa Youth Summit 2023,
World Oceans Day Beach clean up 2024 organized by Lekan Bakare Foundation. She has been opportunited to attend several leadership summit and conferences that helps discover more about herself and her leadership roles. Mariam Aderoju Umar is known to be passionate about learning new skills,she is a
young individual who portray the trait of a leader among her peers.

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