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 GOODGIFT BERNARD AKPAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital | Uyo, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 2
" The collaborative community at millennium is one that will foster and empower my inner drive to give back to society. I am excited that through the SDGS I'll be able to reach schools, colleges, and other institutions I can and further more explore my leadership and management abilities. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The DreamGirl Project
The DreamGirl Project was aimed at reaching out to girls in 4 secondary schools in my local community to talk to them about career choices, self development, menstrual hygiene, reproductive health as well as self breast examination to detect changes in breast contour to make the breast cancer awareness month. We were accompanied by the President of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Branch as well as the Welfare Chairman of the association.
About the Millennium Fellow
Goodgift Akan is a brilliant and young medicine and surgery student of university of Uyo Akwaibom state Nigeria.
She was born and raised in Uyo, Akwa ibom state Nigeria and resides in
Nigeria as well and she is also a citizen of Nigeria. Goodgift has always been and is still very passionate about public health and creating awareness for the masses as well as educating them about the importance of taking care of their health.
Currently in her university, she has participated in various outreaches and has organized various projects to help in creating awareness and giving back to the society in the little way she can which through her outstanding leadership, she plans to continue in the future. Goodgift aspires to be a proficient in her field profession where she can further inspire more people to join the campaign and provide her own contribution in the development of her country.
