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 ABIMBOLA BALIKIS ODUNNOIKI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Olabisi Onabanjo University | Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 5, SDG 4, SDG 8 & UNAI 6
" From the training and skills gained as a Millennium Fellow, I am excited to take my social impact to the next level.
Being a Millennium Fellow will enable gain global experience and expertise in the execution of social impact work in communities to the standard global relevance and recognition.
I am excited to connect with a great intellect from across the world and learn unduly, increasing my creativity, proficiency and activity in global opportunities "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Igniting the Girl Child’s Potential
To Commemorate the International day of the girl child on October 11, 2022 themed " Our time is now-our rights, our future". Millennium fellowship Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus in partnership with The Sapphire Development Initiative, will carry out the project titled, “ Igniting the Girl Child’s Potential". ( IGCP)
This project have three (3) aims which include:
1.ENLIGHTENMENT
The project is aimed at enlightening and educating the girls about their rights, which includes right to freedom of decision making, education, political and economic empowerment sexual &reproduction health, none discrimination, zero violence and abuse. The project will also enlightenment about how they can confidently leverage on this rights.
2.AWARENESS
This project is aimed at creating awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The 17 SDG goals and its importance in the world. Also, millions of girls are faced with challenges due to their lack of awareness about ''Bodily autonomy", quality sexual and sexuality education the agencies and organizations Like UNFPA associated with zero violence and abuse. This project aimed at providing this awareness to the girls, in other of the boost their confidence to make decision about what happen to their bodies and speak up when they are sexual assaulted.
3.EMPOWERMENT
Empowering a girl child means empowerment in all aspects of their identity which includes guidance concerning various career choices and opportunities that can boost and also provide a leverage to their self perception, academics, social impact and involvement in the world social space.
Activities that would take place includes 1.Enlightenment, Awareness and Empowerment sessions
2. Spotlighting or Focus group discussions where the girls will be asked to get the perception of the girls on the kind of abortion providers they would prefer to and why ?
3. Games
4. Quiz
This project's goal is to lead over 300 girls to be educated their rights, make informed decisions about their bodies, and actively engaged in their environment growth. Providing them with enlightenment, and empowerment towards opportunities we aspire to see them impact other females around them to make informed choices about their bodies.
About the Millennium Fellow
Abimbola Odunnoiki is a young, enthusiastic and dynamic global youth passionate about proffering solutions to global emergencies using her analytical thinking and innovative pentrate complex problems with sustainable solutions. She was born in Nigeria, She studies medical physiology at Olabisi Onabanjo university, Nigeria.
She is passionate about human well-being regarding rapid environmental changes.
Abimbola has been actively involved in actions to eradicate global warming. She has actively volunteered throughout her high school and has successfully organised several seminar and awareness program.
She aspires to be a global voice for change and contribute her quota to the UN sustainable Goals
