ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JOANNA IBEOJO UKWELA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Afe Babalola University Ado | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" "I believe every woman and child deserves dignity, health ( sustainable and affordable), and hope. My work in mentorship, advocacy, and medical service is my way of building that future. I am excited about The Millennium Fellowship because I know this is a community that makes impact, that makes lasting change. It empowers people and it will connect me with like-minded change makers, helping me grow and create deeper, lasting impact in the lives of everyone I encounter and eventually, worldwide. " "
Millennium Fellowship Project: BrightHer-Lifesavers Initiative
Project Title: BrightHer-LifeSavers Initiative
Project Focus: Empowering women and girls through Health, Literacy, and Human Rights and Empowering Individuals with Life Saving Skills(CPR)
Project Overview
The BrightHer-LifeSavers Initiative aims to promote women’s health and empowerment through:
• Health Education: Menstrual hygiene, adequate nutrition, reproductive care, and maternal and child health.
• Life-Saving Skills: Training participants in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and other basic emergency response techniques.
Through these activities, we were able to advance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 4, and 5 — Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, and Gender Equality.
About the Millennium Fellow
Joanna Ukwela is a compassionate and globally-minded 500-level medical student at Afe Babalola University, Nigeria, serving as President of the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) student chapter. From childhood, she has been passionate about women’s health, child psychiatry, and advancing the gospel in restricted regions. She has worked with the FAME Foundation to empower secondary school girls through mentorship, education, and sustainable projects. A natural leader who wants to start a foundation that helps women, children and rural communities. She aspires to partner with the UN, WHO, and other global organizations to promote the health, rights, and dignity of women and children, leaving a legacy of healing, hope, and transformation.
