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 MAIRO SAMAILA SATUMARI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Nile University | Abuja, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 10, SDG 6 & UNAI 3
" Passion , creativity and dedication fired by my deep rooted empathy for others is the main why I do the work I do I'm really excited for what my future with the Millennium Fellowship looks like . The exceptional trainings will help me sharpen and heighten my impact. I'm really excited about the skills and knowledge I'll gain in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals. It'll help my country and the world become better for our future "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Book Bridge Foundation
Book Bridge is a student-led initiative committed to reducing educational inequality by redistributing old and unused books to underserved communities. Many students in public schools across Nigeria lack access to basic textbooks and learning resources, while countless books lie unused in homes. About 60% of pupils in public schools lack access to books and writing materials. 70% of children in government schools share one book for more than five subjects. Nigeria has over 12.9 million children out of school, and 75% of those in school cannot read well. This crisis means millions of children are left behind in education, even when books that could help are available in communities.
This project bridges that gap by collecting, sorting, and donating books directly to students who need them most. This project aligns with the following SDGs.
SDG 4 (Quality Education): Providing access to textbooks and school materials.
SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities): Targeting underserved schools.
Our target community chosen for the project is Adeniran Grammar School in Ogbomosho. Date for the outreach is 19th November, 2025.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mairo Samaila Satumari is a hardworking, determined and competitive medical student. She was born in Nigeria, resides in Abuja and is currently studying in Nile University of Nigeria. From her early years in school , she has taken a liking to addressing mental health challenges, public health and children literacy. This hunger has shown itself from Mairo's involvement in advocacy trainings , webinars and purposeful dedication to social action.
In her high-school years and currently in her college years , she has successfully organised conferences, Book donation fairs , book drives and webinars using her exceptional leadership skills, she plans to continue in the future with the same prioritised hunger . Mairo hopes to be in a profession where she can hone these advocacy further and provide her own contribution in the development of the United Nation's Sustainable Goals and world at large Mairo's journey so far indicates she has a clear vision for her future and the skills to make it a reality. She has all the makings of a future leader and innovator in the medical and public health fields.
