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 BENEDICT AYOYIM UGOR, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Ibadan | Ibadan, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" To me, the biggest achievement is improving the lives of others in no matter how small a way—be it by our attitude, leadership, work, or simply being a positive influence on people around us. That is exactly why I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow. In this community where everyone wants to make a positive impact, it feels like paradise. The Millennium Fellowship provides me with the ideal platform to bring about a positive change in my campus by carrying out projects that aim to solve specific challenges, and ultimately advance the UN SDGs. I do not expect it to be all rosy because even roses have thorns, but I am ready to overcome challenges and make the roses bloom flowers. By combatting the spread of malaria and infestation of bedbugs in my school community, "Project Fighting the Bite" will help improve the health and well-being of students, allowing them to become more efficient in their studies, thereby improving their academic performance and quality of live. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Fighting The Bite
Project Fighting the Bite is a student-led initiative aimed at curbing the spread of malaria within the University of Ibadan through the implementation of effective preventive measures. These include distributing free insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), educating students on malaria prevention, and advocating for environmental sanitation.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ugor Benedict is a bright, young, and globally competitive medical student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he currently studies Medicine and Surgery, with a keen interest in public health research, adolescent and child education, and journalism.
Benedict champions global health advancement by raising awareness about mental health, antimicrobial resistance, tuberculosis, and breast cancer. His love for adolescent and child education stems from his own childhood experience, and he aims to help young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, achieve a meaningful purpose.
In his role as Campus Journalist, Benedict advocates for peace and justice in public institutions. He is significantly contributing to the advancement of the UN SDG13 through recycling and reforestation projects. He aspires to grow into a professional, where he will be better equipped to make a greater positive impact on the world.
When he is not studying, volunteering, or teaching, Benedict sings in the choir, and writes stories and poems.
