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 OGECHI CELESTINA EZEA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Ibadan | Ibadan, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 8, SDG 5 & UNAI 3
" I'm excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it connects me with like-minded change makers and gives me the tools to scale my passion for social impact into lasting community change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Capacity Building
This project empowers young people, particularly women, by providing practical entrepreneurial skills to foster financial independence and promote sustainable development. Outreach sessions were conducted in secondary schools, where students learned how skills like catering create income opportunities and contribute to the SDGs. Interactive discussions identified interested female students, whose contacts were collected for ongoing follow-up via WhatsApp, providing guidance and support to help them develop their entrepreneurial skills and pursue economic opportunities in their communities.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ezea Ogechi Celestina is a final-year Sociology student who combines her academic work with a passion for entrepreneurship and social impact. She is currently working on her research project while running a catering business, demonstrating her ability to balance enterprise and studies. Ogechi’s interests span entrepreneurship, leadership, equality and community development, and she aspires to use her skills to design initiatives that empower young people and to a career in social work and development practice that advances the UN SDGs.
