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 OGBONNA CHIZARAM JOY , A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Afe Babalola University Ado | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" Compassion, empathy, and the personal and critical learning experience gained from asthma misdiagnosis for panic attacks drive my understanding of the importance of accessible mental health resources which highlights nuanced comprehension at the center of respiratory care. What does this mean?
I am driven to promote awareness on the interconnectedness between mental health and respiratory defects and reduce stigma around mental illness. The Millennium Fellowship is a rare opportunity to amplify my impact while joining a network of individuals who share the same passion as me in social impact. I am excited and look forward to contributing to the realization of this vision to make an effective difference within my community. "
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
Ogbonna Chizaram Joy is a visionary medical student at Afe Babalola University and a passionate advocate for holistic community well-being. As a Millennium Fellowship Fellow, she is driven by personal experience to advance the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Her project, "Linking Minds to Breathing," discusses the interconnectedness of respiratory and mental health and directly addresses, SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. In addition, she plans to improve waste management infrastructure in poor communities, which was motivated by her experience of growing up in Lagos, Nigeria.,
