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 MARIAM KOFOWOROLA AKINSANYA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Afe Babalola University Ido | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 1, SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 1, UNAI 6
" "Social Impact and Creativity".
"Being a part of the Millennium Fellowship will elevate my social impact and help improve my skills by facilitating more outreach programs in my community and creating awareness about major health programs in my community which align with the SDGs." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Pad A Girl
Pad a Girl Project is a menstrual health initiative aimed at addressing the challenges faced by young girls in underserved communities due to inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products. The project focuses on distributing sanitary pads, providing menstrual hygiene education, and offering emotional support to empower girls to attend school with confidence and dignity.
Aligned with SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 4 (Quality Education), and 5 (Gender Equality), this initiative seeks to reduce absenteeism in schools, improve menstrual health awareness, and promote gender equity by breaking the stigma surrounding menstruation.
Through our efforts, we aim to create lasting change by ensuring that no girl is held back by a lack of access to basic menstrual health needs.
About the Millennium Fellow
Akinsanya Mariam is a passionate young and dedicated medical student at Afe Babalola UniversityAdo-Ekiti(ABUAD). She was born in Nigeria and currently resides in Lagos Nigeria, and is currently studying in Ekiti state Nigeria. Mariam has always been passionate about health education, women’s right and The girl child. This drive has translated in Mariam’s experience over the years. She has been a part of several outreach programs and occupies a role(media assistant) in the Medical Women Association of Nigeria AMSA Division(ABUAD Medical Student Association) and also in the Nigerian Medical Student association- Sustainable Development Goals AMSA Division she occupies the role of Graphic designer and videographer.
Mariam plans to continue on this path and aspires to work with the United Nations in the field of public health, to contribute in the development of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
