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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 DEBORAH IZEVBUA USIDAMEN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.

University of Jos | Jos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 3, SDG 10 & UNAI 3

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" The skills I gain from the Millennium Fellowship will help kickstart my social impact journey "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Red Days, No Shame

Red Days, No Shame, is a project that aims to address the issue of menstrual health and hygiene among young girls and also advocate against child abuse and discrimination on the girl child. It focuses on having conversations centered on mentrual Health education among young children who live in under-served communities who have no proper education on mentrual Hygiene and also face discrimination and poverty. No Shame hopes to dispel the shroud of shame faced by young girls who are menstruating. This will be achieved through:
1. Provide proper education on mentruation.
2. Teaching young girls sustainable practices of maintaining menstrual hygiene (use of reuseable sanitary pads)
3. Advocate against child abuse and discrimination of the girl child.

About the Millennium Fellow

Deborah Usidamen was born in Kaduna and loves to read. She writes and thinks about how change begins with her before it spreads to the whole world. She lives, one day at a time

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