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 OLUWANIYI ELISHA AKINLADE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Afe Babalola University Ado | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because this fellowship is a great opportunity to collaborate with like minded individuals to advance a common goal for the benefit of our communities and the world at large. I do the work because I am passionate about the health and well-being of 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
Akinlade Oluwaniyi Elisha is a dedicated young medical student at Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti. He has always had a strong desire to promote health and wellbeing. He has taken part in community outreach and awareness campaigns that support healthier lives because he has a strong interest in public health and equitable healthcare. Oluwaniyi, who is known for his empathy and curiosity, hopes to help develop new solutions to pressing global health issues. In his free time, he likes to read and research new concepts that support his goal of creating a more sustainable and healthy future.
