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 UMARU JACK KAMARA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Fourah Bay College | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 16, SDG 17 & UNAI 3
" "I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because I believe communication is one of the most powerful tools for shaping communities and driving inclusive development. This fellowship offers me the space to refine my skills, collaborate with like-minded change makers, and translate ideas into real impact aligned with the SDGs. I do this work because I want to ensure that every voice, especially those often unheard, helps shape the future we build together." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Hope: Awareness on Drug Abuse Dangers
Project Hope: Raising Awareness on the Dangers of Drug Abuse is an ongoing community-based initiative focused on educating young people, especially school-going pupils, about the negative effects of drug abuse on their health, education, and future, while inspiring them to take up leadership roles in promoting a drug-free community. Through interactive awareness sessions in schools, the project aims to empower students to make informed choices, resist peer pressure, and take up leadership roles in advocating for a drug-free society. The initiative also seeks to build a culture of responsibility and collective action among youth to help reduce the spread of substance abuse within their communities.
About the Millennium Fellow
Umaru Jack Kamara is an awaiting graduate of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, where he studied Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising. He has built experience in communications and leadership through roles at The Agrienviron Group (SL) Limited and MaKha Consulting, where he advanced from entry-level positions to management responsibilities. Currently serving as Local Project Lead for Farsight Africa in Sierra Leone, Umaru is passionate about storytelling, advocacy, and empowering communities. He aspires to use communication as a tool to shape inclusive development and inspire positive change.
