ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2021
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In 2021, over 25,000 young leaders on 2,000+ campuses across 153 nations applied to join the Class of 2021. 136 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 2,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2021 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT REEM HAIDAR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Lebanese American University | Beirut, Lebanon | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 1
" Being surrounded by passionate and driven individuals is what motivates me to continue my journey in peacebuilding and working on leaving a positive impact in my community. This is exactly why I am very excited to join the Millennium Fellowship which will allow me to build a tight network with my community and work together towards making a change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Students Saviors
Students Saviors targets public schools student from Lebanon with the goal of providing high school students access to university scholarships inside and outside Lebanon. We also work on facilitating and connecting students with local NGOs for volunteering opportuinities. We are planning on involving 3 schools by conducting workshops for the students.
About the Millennium Fellow
Reem is a second year political science and international affairs student at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. She has always had a passion for working on social justice issues, specifically those related to women's rights. As such, Reem focused her efforts towards these issues by joining Girl Up Lebanon. She has also participated in several Model UN and Model EU conferences as a delegate and as a trainer while shedding light on several cultural, social and environmental issues as well as the importance of the UN SDGs. Reem is currently a fellow in Rotary's New Generation of Peace Builders program and is working on a peace project that targets food insecurity and food waste in Lebanon.
