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 OLUWADEMILADE DEBORAH OLAOSEBIKAN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Afe Babalola University Ido | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 1, SDG 1 & UNAI 1
" Critical thinking, collaboration, curiosity, productivity, and empathy. Being part of the
Millennium Fellowship will help enhance these skills efficiently.
The skills I will gain from the Millennium Fellowship will improve my social skills, social
standing, and communication skills and align with UNAI principles and SDGs. I am
ready, willing and also excited to learn in new ways and different means. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Poverty Alleviation
The Poverty Alleviation Initiative is a comprehensive program designed to address the root causes and long-term impacts of poverty on individuals and communities. This project operates on the understanding that poverty is not solely a financial issue but a multifaceted challenge that encompasses psychological, social, and structural barriers. It seeks to empower people to overcome these challenges by providing targeted interventions in mindset transformation, gender empowerment, health and well-being, and education and skills development.
The initiative is structured around several key activities:
1. Mindset and Motivation Workshops: These sessions focus on breaking the "poverty mindset" by fostering self-confidence, resilience, and a sense of agency among participants.
2. Gender Empowerment Programs: Specialized programs aim to equip women with vocational skills, financial literacy, and opportunities for economic independence, addressing the disproportionate effects of poverty on women.
3. Health and Well-being Initiatives: Through partnerships with healthcare providers, the project delivers essential health services and preventive care education to impoverished communities.
4. Education and Skills Development: Scholarships, training programs, and resources help individuals access quality education and acquire skills tailored to local job markets.
The overall goal is to create sustainable change by addressing both immediate needs and the systemic factors that perpetuate poverty. This project is a call to action for
About the Millennium Fellow
Olaosebikan Oluwademilade Deborah is a young, ambitious medical student at the Afe
babalola University Ado ekiti. She was born in maiduguri, resides in Ibadan, and is
currently studying at Afe babalola University in Ekiti, Nigeria. Demilade has always
been passionate about women and children's rights, society's rights, mental health,
and the welfare of women and children. This helped her develop a skill in public
speaking and advocacy of basic human rights in her local community and church. She
went for the role of public relations officer in her 3rd year of medical school to make
awareness, and she joined welfare team in her 4th year, Mental health team in her 2nd
year, and this helped her develop a strong passion towards are main goal which is
Woman and children welfare, mental health and rights.
Demilade aspires to be a gynecologist and obstetric and also aspires to get a PhD. in
public speaking, humanity, where she can make her contribution to the development
of the United Nation's Sustainable.
