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 IFEANYICHUKWU OGBONNE OBI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Alex Ekwueme Federal University | Abakaliki, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" A great deal is to be learnt from becoming a Millennium Fellow, building my leadership skills and self confidence.
The
Fellowship will help me connect with other
change makers with a drive who care about making a
difference, give me useful tools to improve my
project, and myself, while providing support to help me scale
Brains Breaking Borders. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: First Aid Training and Sex Education
The project is a health and educative focused project on first aid training and sex education This is based on sustainable development goals number 3 and 5 Good health and well being and gender equality Poor first aid practices in Nigeria and Sex education are some of the most neglected aspect of life in Nigeria which needs an unprejudiced approach As students, we understand the importance of first aid and sex education in the society. AIMS OR GOALS OF OUR PROJECTS 1 General public enlightenment on proper first aid administration and sex education . 2. Organize seminars both in rural and urban areas to teach people about first aid interventions . 3. Organize school outreaches, targeting minimum of 4000 students 4. Public sensitization about rape, sex trafficking, early marriage and forced sexual practices METHODS OF ACHIEVING OUR PROJECTS 1. Organize secondary school outreaches, visiting at least one school per month. 2. Road walks and campaigns against female mutilation, rape and early marriage 3 Market outreaches to enlighten the public on the importance of first aid and sex education 4 Donate first aid kits and contraceptives to schools and communities 5. Social media awareness campaigns 6. Collaborating with health workers
About the Millennium Fellow
Obi IfeanyiChukwu is a 400 level Medicine and Surgery student at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State. Due to her undying passion for giving back to humanity, IfeanyiChukwu has completed 1 successful solo outreach and over 5 outreaches working with her team, an NGO called the Kenta Capacity Humanitarian Foundation. Obi IfeanyiChukwu believes that education is the powerhouse to greatness, shaping individuals to contribute meaningfully to society.
Education is a major tool in transforming lives and communities and bringing about
Sustainable Development.
