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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.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT DEBORAH AYANFEOLUWA JOSHUA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.

Olabisi Onabanjo University | Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 6

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" I’m exhilarated to be a part of Millennium Fellowship as I am very positive it will improve my leadership skills. The skills I gain from Millennium Fellowship will help my social impact on students and my immediate environment more effective and aligned with UNAI principles and SDGs. I am excited and look forward to increase my hands-on knowledge through learning and creativity. "

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 has 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

Deborah Joshua is a vibrant writer and Physiology student at Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU) Sagamu Campus, Nigeria. She has spent years volunteering with Non Governmental Organisations to effect social change through outreaches and enlightenment in rural and urban areas. She is an advocate of sustainable development goals 3, 4 and 5. She has spoken to over a thousand girls on the importance of their self worth and education on economic development. Deborah hopes to educate more people and promote climate action as she believes this affects everyone irrespective of their gender and class.

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