ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT GINIKA STEPHANIE OKAFOR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Afe Babalola University | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" Leadership and rendering a helping hand to my community drives my art and my
work.
Being a Millennium Fellow comes with a lot of opportunities.
It will open me up to various opportunities where I can contribute to community social
change. It would pave ways for me to network with worldwide leaders, who I can learn
from.
The skills I gain from Millennium Fellowship will increase my social impact in my
community.
I am excited to experience this and to see the opportunities that come for me as a
Millennium Fellow. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The Hundreds Hearts Initiative
Cardiovascular diseases have been found to be the leading cause of death worldwide over the past decade. In 2013, cardiovascular diseases caused an estimated 17.3 million deaths and 330 million disability-adjusted life years lost. As with many high-income countries during the past century, low- and middle- income countries, including Nigeria, are now- especially over the past two decades- experiencing an accelerating increase in cardiovascular disease.
My project, Hundread Hearts Initiative would focus on the following cardiovascular diseases of interest- hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, valvular heart diseases and congenital heart disease. It is aimed at saving hundred of lives, involving children, pregnant women and the elderly by sensitizing them on the likely risk factors and prevention, through outreaches, campaign, as well as media publications.
About the Millennium Fellow
Okafor Ginika is an intelligent, hardworking, diligent, goal getter. Once she sets her
mind to something, nothing can stop her.
She was born in Lagos State, Nigeria and resides in the Federal capital territory- Abuja,
Nigeria. She is currently a Final year medical student of the prestigious Afe Babalola
University, Ado-Ekiti.
For the longest, Ginika has always been passionate about the cardiovascular system
(everything heart, she is your person). Hence, why she would like to specialize in this
field of medicine.
Those close to Ginika and people she has worked with, would like to describe her as a
person who is very much diligent, dedicated to her art and an outstanding leader. She
has headed a few communities in school, as the former academic coordinator of the
Christian Medical and Dental Association and has represented her school in various
quiz competitions locally.
Ginika aspires to put herself out there to the world and provide her own contribution
the best way she can in the development of the United Nations’ Sustainable Goals.
