ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SAIDU ALIYU BADAMASI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Ahmadu Bello University Samaru | Zaria, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 13 & UNAI 6
" I am deeply passionate about environmental conservation and sustainable development. I believe that local, targeted action is the most powerful catalyst for achieving global sustainability goals. My own academic journey has been shaped by learning from experts in this field, and I am eager to pay that forward by contributing my skills and collaborating with others to create tangible, positive change for our planet. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: ALL GREEN PROJECT
My project, "ALL GREEN PROJECT" was a sensitization and empowerment campaign designed to translate the global goal of SDG 13 (Climate Action) into local, tangible action within secondary schools. The initiative combined an educational workshop on the causes and local impacts of climate change with a hands-on tree planting exercise. This dual approach ensured students not only understood the problem but also participated in a powerful, nature-based solution.
A key differentiator of the project was its integrated empowerment session, which connected academic perseverance and personal ambition to the fight for a sustainable future. We guided students on how to build momentum in their studies, framing their education as the essential toolkit for becoming the innovators and leaders who will solve environmental challenges. The project successfully demonstrated that climate action and youth empowerment are deeply interconnected, fostering a generation of informed, proactive, and hopeful environmental stewards.
About the Millennium Fellow
Saidu Aliyu Badamasi is a penultimate year student of Forestry and Wildlife Management at Ahmadu Bello University. He is passionately developing expertise in sustainable environmental conservation practices. Saidu is dedicated to applying his academic knowledge to address real-world challenges in natural resource management and biodiversity protection for a sustainable future.
