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 ZAYNAB OMOLARA LAWAL, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" Creativity and adaptability nourished by system thinking,drive my activeness and work. Being part of the millennium fellow will enhance these skills collaboratively. The skills I gain from the millennium fellow will make a social impact on schools, community and more tangible and aligned with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I'm excited to increase my network and competence by envisioning new method of learning and creative "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Blooming Girls
Blooming Girls is an idea conceived from the desire and interest to help teenage girls live healthy, improve academically, prevent teenage pregnancy and other health conditions through proper sensitization and exposition on safe
practices during teenage age.
Teenage pregnancy is a significant issue in many parts of the world, with far-reaching social, economic, and health impacts. It disrupts the education and future aspirations of young girls and perpetuates cycles of poverty and inequality. Addressing this issue requires a holistic and multifaceted approach, which is why my team members and I are focusing on prevention through education, empowerment, and community involvement.
The Blooming Girls project is designed with the understanding that preventing teenage pregnancy is not just about providing contraceptives but also about addressing the root causes like lack of education, access to health services, and social inequality.
About the Millennium Fellow
Lawal zaynab is a bright, young and global competitive nursing student at Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology. She was born in Ede,Osun State,resides in Ede band is currently studying in ogbomoso, Oyo State. Truly a citizen of the world. For as long as she could remember zaynab has always been passionate about her advocacies for good health and quality education. This drive translated itself from zaynab's experience in the community and her dedication to social impact.
Throughout her secondary years and in her undergraduate years,she has successfully volunteered, participate in projects and with her outstanding skills,she plans to continue in future.Zaynab aspires to be in a professional field where she can cultivate the advocacies further, and provide her own contribution in the development of the United Nations Sustainable goals
