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 MERCY IBUKUNOLUWA AIYENITAJU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Afe Babalola University Ido | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" "I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it aligns with my lifelong mission to eliminate barriers to healthcare and health education. As a future cardiothoracic surgeon, I am committed to improving the lives of children with congenital heart diseases while contributing to the broader goals of sustainable development. This fellowship empowers me to transform my passion into tangible impact, both locally and globally." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Food for Heart Initiative
The Food for Heart Initiative aims to educate people on the relationship between food and cardiovascular health until this knowledge becomes common and accessible to everyone.
To achieve this, we have started by organizing outreaches and seminars on campus and in nearby communities. So far, we have successfully conducted two outreaches and two seminars, reaching and educating approximately 50 people.
Looking ahead, we plan to expand our impact by leveraging social media platforms to spread awareness and by collaborating with like-minded organizations that share our vision. Through these efforts, we aim to create a healthier, more informed society.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mercy Ibukunoluwa Aiyenitaju is a vibrant, young and globally competitive fifth-year medical student at Afe Babalola University in Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria. She was born in Lagos; the largest city in Nigeria, and is currently studying in Ido- Ekiti.
Growing up in Lagos, Mercy always considered herself a privileged kid for having three square meals a day, attending a private school and having access to good healthcare services whenever she was sick, thanks to her parents' health insurance. This sense of privilege contrasted sharply with the widespread issues of hunger, poor education and limited healthcare access that affect a significant number of people living in Nigeria, even to this day.
Mercy has always been passionate about eliminating poverty, hunger and lack of access to healthcare and quality education. This passion fuels her desire to pursue a master's degree in public health in the future.
Throughout her formative years, and with the guidlabe of her church upbringing and involvement in her university's medical association, Mercy has participated in medical outreaches, orphanage visits and initiatives to provide food and basic household supplies to widows and the less privileged. She plans to continue these efforts after attaining her medical degree.
Mercy aspires to become a cardiothoracic surgeon , focusing on operating on children born with congenital heart diseases to improve their quality of life. Simultaneously, she aims to contribute to the development of the United Nations' Sustainable Goals.
