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 UCHENNA PETER OHADIUGHA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2021.
Afe Babalola University | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" Creativity and adaptability fueled by systems thinking drive my art and work. Being part of this program will be very advantageous in growing my social impact in both my immediate community and beyond. I am excited to increase my competency by envisioned ways of learning and creativity. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Larias Health Initiative
Larias Health Initiative is aimed at addressing the morbidity and mortality rate of malaria in high-risk population groups particularly among the children under 5 years of age and pregnant women. This entails sensitizing them on its prevention, symptoms through health outreaches and campaign as well as media publications. During the Millennium Fellowship period (August-November 2021) project LARIAS HEALTH INITIATIVE will organize 2 community health outreaches focusing on the rural areas (where screening would be done) as well as 2 webinars where medical information on malaria prevention and control will be provided and ultimately aiming to reach about 500 people.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ohadiugha Uchenna is a young and astute medical student of Afe Babalola University, Ekiti, Nigeria. He was born in Lagos but currently resides in Abuja. He is currently an ambassador for World Literacy Foundation where he strives to keep the flame of reading alive through litrary works across the continent. He is also very interested in Global health.
