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 DORCAS BOLUWATIFE AKINRINDE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Bowen University Ogbomosho | Ogbomosho, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I believe my voice is the most powerful tool I will wield to reform systems and influence global change.
The skills and experiences I gain from this fellowship will serve as a pivotal milestone, equipping me with greater resourcefulness to thrive as a global changemaker and creative leader. I am excited to team up with creative minds across the globe and see what genius solution we can provide to burning global issues. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Healthy Minds, Bright Future
Our Healthy Minds, Bright Future project empowered our community with essential life skills, promoting healthy habits and wellness from a young age. We educated children on crucial practices like regular brushing, proper bathing, and hand hygiene, providing them with tools like toothbrushes, toothpaste, notebooks, and pencils to reinforce these habits.
We conducted a successful outreach program at two schools, where we educated students on essential hygiene practices, including proper handwashing techniques and oral care. To support their learning, we donated notebooks, pencils, and other materials to the children and schools. We also taught engaging songs and activities to reinforce these habits, making it easier for them to remember and incorporate into their daily routines. Although we had planned to visit more schools, the exam schedules of many institutions limited our reach. Nonetheless, we're thrilled with the impact we made, and it's heartening to hear that our efforts have stuck with the kids - we've even received appreciation from some of them since our visit!
About the Millennium Fellow
Dorcas Akinrinde is a brilliant and creative medical student at the Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. She is Nigerian, living in Ibadan, Oyo State and currently studying to obtain her medical degree at Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Dorcas is best described as the Creative with a Mandate. For the longest time, her passion has been tailored towards influencing systems to effect global changes where they matter. Her methodology to problem solving has been termed 'peculiar'. Her ever busy mind fuels her ability to proffer relevant solutions with the most diverse and creative approach. With Dorcas, there's no never.
In recent years, she has been able to drive actionable change by speaking up for the Girl Child through the Nigerian Medical Students Girl Child Advocacy Team of which she serves as the Local Officer of the Bowen Association of Medical students.
Beyond the girl child, her passion for global change is evident in her approach towards One Health and Anti-microbial Resistance. By teaming up with resourceful individuals across the globe, she has successfully taught lessons on One Health to young students in various schools. She currently deploys her creative mind by serving as the Community Manager at The Bowen Anti-microbial Resistance Club. Dorcas aspires to be an exceptional change maker, proffering solutions to global issues, hitting the Sustainability Goals one at a time while influencing policy implementation as it pertains to the health sector.
