ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2019
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2019, over 7,000 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2019 on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations. 69 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 805 Millennium Fellows.
During the Millennium Fellowship, Millennium Fellows' dedicated 96,705 hours and their 422 unique projects positively impacted the lives of 564,366 people worldwide.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SARAH OLADEJO OLANREWAJU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2019.
Lagos State University | Lagos, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 6 & UNAI 9
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because I believe this will be a platform for advancement in terms of leadership and networking with other innovative youths around the globe. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Go Hygiene Project
The Go Hygiene project is an innovation to sensitive the population on campus and if possible beyond on the need to maintain a clean environment, means of water purification and other hygienic procedures such as hand sanitizing to prevent certain food and water borne infections as most people are oblivious of the fact that certain common infections they suffer from can easily be prevented through hygienic practices.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sarah Oladejo is a Nigerian youth, an ambassador for the sustainable development goals, a student of Microbiology in the Lagos State University and also an NNPC scholar. She is passionate about making a positive impact in her country and hopes to use her educational experience in impacting the society especially when it comes to preventing common microbial infections.