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 KARIMA OLOLADE OLAWOLE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Obafemi Awolowo University | Ife, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" "Teamwork is such a beautiful thing. Various people come together to achieve an aim. I can't wait to meet like minds with whom I can work together to impact the lives of people or come up with new inventions to assist people. I hope this journey is a memorable and event-filled one for me. I'll make sure to utilize every moment to the fullest capacity, bearing the end goal in mind." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Catching the Thief of Vision
Catching the Thief of Vision is a project aimed at enlightening people in rural communities about the existence and dangers of glaucoma.
About the Millennium Fellow
Karima Ololade OLAWOLE is a vibrant fourth-year medical student whose empathy-oriented passion for the underserved population of humanity drives her to stay at the top of her game.
Born, raised, and educated in different states of South-Western Nigeria, she currently attends Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, a 78.4 km drive from her residence in Ibadan, and 194.2 km drive from her city of origin, Abeokuta, Ogun State. This dynamic core of hers consistently propels her out of her comfort zone to achieve her goals.
Her diverse experiences over the years have given her the privilege of witnessing the life of a typical Nigerian from various perspectives, taking note of the different socioeconomic determinants of health among various classes across the region.
She is currently on a quest to leverage her wealth of real-world experience to assist the multitude of Nigerians suffering from glaucoma, especially those in remote rural areas with limited access to healthcare, rudimentary facilities, and scarce clinical expertise.
She aims to catalyze a new movement that will “arrest the thief of vision”, restore hope to thousands, and sustainably reduce the percentage of the population affected by the disease.
She believes that every contribution, no matter how small, can create a ripple effect across the country and potentially improve the productivity of the rural population, which stood at 45.72% in 2023 according to the World Bank.
Wish Karima well on this journey and don't hesitate to help, whenever and wherever you can, because every little bit counts!
