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 CELESTIN KRA YAO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 15 & UNAI 3
" I believe in the power of digital communication to bridge gaps and create lasting change. Through the Millennium Fellowship, I’m gaining the skills and connections to turn my passion for innovation into impactful solutions that empower underserved communities and advance the UN’s SDGs. My goal is to use technology to open doors, inspire action, and help build a sustainable and inclusive future for all. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Peaceful Educational Environment
"Our project as Millennium Fellowship Cohort from the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire ; is ""Peaceful Educational Environment"". This project is an anwser to the instabilities to which ivorian educational environment is subjected especially in time of election. To do so, our project is divided into two main parts: - Firstly,will be organizing sensitizing campaigns to sensitize our brothers and sisters students in order to prevent any kind of violence at school.
-Secondly, we will organize cleaning activitiss to make the physical environment clean.
This project advance the SDG 4: Quality Education. This initiative aims to create safe, clean, and peaceful learning spaces, ensuring better educational outcomes for students."
About the Millennium Fellow
Yao Kra Celestin, born on May 6, 2005, is an undergraduate student at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Côte d’Ivoire, majoring in English and American Studies. He serves as Head of Communication and Press Media at the Leadership Initiative Board (LIB), where he leads strategic outreach and media engagement. Passionate about youth empowerment, education, and digital communication, Celestin is committed to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With a vision to impact underprivileged communities, he aspires to pursue graduate studies in the United States and work for an international organization to promote innovation, equity, and sustainable change.
