ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ABIWO ENIAYO AYOWOLE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Afe Babalola University Ido | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" Mental health advocacy is a journey, not a destination. It is about creating a ripple effect of kindness, compassion and understanding. The skills i need for this journey can be sharpened by being part of the Millennium Fellowship and make them parallel with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I look forward to learning more and collaborating with others to achieve this goal. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Iya at'omo- Mother and Child
Iya'at omo is a project coined from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, which means "mother and child." It primarily targets women and mothers. This study primarily targeted a subgroup of the population in Ido Ekiti, Nigeria. This initiative was completed by organizing health seminars for women and sharing brochures to effectively spread knowledge.
About the Millennium Fellow
Abiwo Eniayo Ayowole is a passionate 24 year old medical student born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She has a deep seated enthusiasm for mental health advocacy, particularly among students and health care workers. This stems from witnessing first hand the emotion toll of the education process on her friends, colleagues and seniors; and the job on her senior colleagues and teachers. She saw firsthand the long hours, high stress and emotional exhaustion that often went unaddressed.
Determined to make a difference, Eniayo joined her medical schools mental health association where she was involved in mental health education and advocacy.
She aspires to be a mental health professional where she can foster a culture that empowers her to champion sustainable development and make meaningful contributions provide in the development of United Nations Sustainable Goals.
