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 PRECIOUS OLANIKE OLATOMIWA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Afe Babalola University Ado | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 4, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" I'm so excited to be apart of the Millennium Fellowship this year because it is such an amazing platform to achieve out my goals concerning Vaccine hesitancy. Growing up and in my medical school journey , I noticed how misinformation and fear could stop people from getting life-saving vaccines, and I knew I wanted to change that.
It is a platform that gives me the connection , the position and the people to work with to make a global impact and I'm thrilled to be part of a global network of change makers who are equally committed to creating healthier, informed communities. "
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
Olatomiwa Precious Olanike — a 5th year medical student who believes medicine is more than prescriptions and diagnoses; it’s about trust, connection, and making people feel seen. Growing up in Nigeria, she saw how misinformation could hurt communities, and it lit a fire in me to be part of the change.
Outside the hospital and classroom, she's all about singing in the choir , drawing, and reading a novel or two. Food is very important to her as she loves eating Amala and Ewedu as a pure Yoruba babe.
She's not just chasing a career but building a future where healthcare feels human, because to her, healing starts with heart. She loves being involved in Volunteering experiences here and there with some experiences as an advocate for the girl child in her College.
Through the Millennium Fellowship, she plans to lead a project to tackle vaccine hesitancy — breaking myths, having honest conversations, and meeting people where they are.
