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 ELIZABETH OLUWASEUN IDRIS, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Jos | Jos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 8 & UNAI 9
" "Throwing anything away must go somewhere, drive my passion for recycling wastes into useful products. Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will further makes this a reality.
Skills I hope to gain from the Millennium Fellowship will extend my awareness to more students and members of the community and align with UNAI principles and SDGs. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Waste To Wealth
This project aims to tackle the hazardous effects of waste plastic by converting it into composite floor and wall tiles. The initiative seeks to reduce environmental plastic waste while producing affordable products for everyone. Inspired by a visit to a nearby town where blocked drainages with plastic waste caused unsanitary conditions and illnesses like malaria, the project is driven by the need to address these challenges. Additionally, it recognizes the detrimental effects of plastic pollution on marine life, threatening species like turtles and penguins with extinction.
The project process involves collecting waste plastic, washing, shredding, melting, pouring it into molds for desired shapes, curing, solidifying, and allowing it to cool. This initiative is particularly impactful in addressing the plastic waste problem in the project’s home country, offering a practical solution to environmental and societal issues.
About the Millennium Fellow
Elizabeth Idris is a 200 Level medical laboratory science student of university of Jos that is passionate about recycling waste plastics into useful products. She was born on the 15th of April, 2004 in the rural area of Nyanya, Abuja, Nigeria. During her high school years, she always sensitised her fellow students on the importance of converting waste littering around into valuable products. Presently in college, she has successfully created a club called the “ RECYCLE RANGERS” where she brings fellow students together to create awareness on the need to recycle waste plastics into meaningful and useful products. Elizabeth hopes to bring her dream of recycling waste products into useful products in order to contribute to the United Nation’s sustainable Goals if the Millennium Fellowship community gives her the opportunity.
