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 AKYU ADONIS YONA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Obafemi Awolowo University | Ife, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 6
" I am deeply passionate about personal development, empowering individuals to reach their maximum potential and achieving profitability. Joining the Millennium Fellowship will further enhance my skills, experience and impact. My goal is to make a positive difference in my community, nation and the world. I believe that this Fellowship will equip me with the necessary knowledge, training, and network to amplify my efforts and realize this vision. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Ivy Sister Initiative
The Ivy Sister Initiative is a menstrual hygiene project aimed at addressing the challenges of menstrual health and hygiene faced by young women in underserved communities. The project works to increase awareness, provide educational resources, and ensure access to menstrual products for those in need. Through partnerships with local schools, community organizations, and healthcare providers, the Ivy Sister Initiative distributes menstrual hygiene kits and provides information on menstrual health to promote dignity, health, and education for young women.
About the Millennium Fellow
Yona Akyu is a young, visionary and promising student of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Born in North-eastern Nigeria, he's currently studying dental surgery at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife in South western Nigeria..
Akyu has shown unflinching passion in his pursuit of the actualization of economic empowerment, social and educational welfare of members of his community. His desire to see that the less privileged in the society are supported to lead quality lives, has spurred him to serve as a volunteer in various non-profit organizations in different capacities. Akyu envisions a future where he can expand the scope of his influence and contribute maximally to the development of the United Nation's Sustainable Goals.
