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 JOSEPHINE DUBA KANU, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
African Leadership University Rwanda | Kigali, Rwanda | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 5 & UNAI 8
" My passion for technology and community health drives the work I do. Through the Millennium Fellowship, I hope to strengthen my leadership and advocacy skills to scale Safe Birth Sierra Leone and make maternal healthcare more accessible. This opportunity will align my impact with the UN SDGs and empower me to serve my community and beyond.” "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Safe Birth Sierra Leone
Safe Birth Sierra Leone is a community-driven maternal health initiative focused on improving access to safe, respectful, and informed childbirth for women in rural communities—starting with my home village, Kalangba. Our project offers prenatal education, basic birth preparedness training, and mobile-based pregnancy tracking support for expectant mothers, local midwives, and community health workers.
Our goal is simple: no woman should die while giving life. We aim to build a model that strengthens community maternal care systems, reduces preventable deaths, and empowers women with the knowledge and support needed for safe pregnancy and childbirth.
About the Millennium Fellow
Josephine Duba Kanu is a passionate software engineering student at the African Leadership University, originally from Sierra Leone. Growing up in Kalangba, a rural community, she witnessed first-hand the challenges of maternal health, which inspired her to found Safe Birth Sierra Leone, an initiative dedicated to improving maternal and child healthcare through technology and community-driven solutions. As a changemaker, Josephine is committed to using innovation to address healthcare inequalities. She has engaged in advocacy, leadership, and volunteerism, aspiring to scale her impact across Africa while contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
